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Common Spindle
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
Europe, South Africa, Asia

Types

Euonymus europaeus
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana

Number of Varieties

1525
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-72-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
-

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm15.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

900.00 cm10.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Lance shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
-

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
-

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Drainage

Well drained
-

Bloom Time

Late Spring
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
-

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
-

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Crown rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Birds

Allergy

Asthma
convulsions, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
Removes dandruff

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus
SCILLA

Common Name

European spindle
Squill

In Hindi

आम धुरी
Squill

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel
Squill

In French

axe commun
Squille

In Spanish

husillo Común
Escila

In Greek

κοινή άξονα
σκιλοκρόμμυδο

In Portuguese

eixo comum
Cila

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona
Cebulica

In Latin

commune fusum
Scilla

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Celastrales
Liliales

Family

Celastraceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Euonymus
Scilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
Hyacintheae

Subfamily

-
Scilloideae

Number of Species

3081
1 27800
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Difference Between Common Spindle and Squill

If you are confused whether Common Spindle or Squill are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Common Spindle and Squill Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Common Spindle are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Squill fertilizers required are 5-10-10 fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Common Spindle and Squill if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Common Spindle and Squill

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Common Spindle and Squill. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Common Spindle and Squill as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Common Spindle is whereas of Squill is Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis and Lung Problems. Common Spindle has beauty benefits as follows: while Squill has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Common Spindle vs Squill

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Common Spindle vs Squill and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Common Spindle are Asthma whereas of Squill have convulsions and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Common Spindle has showy fruits and Squill has no showy fruits. Also Common Spindle is not flowering and Squill is not flowering . You can compare Common Spindle and Squill facts and facts of other plants too.