Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
China
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
Not Availablle
Scilla siberica
Number of Varieties
13
0
40000
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Habitat
Open Forest
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-95-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-5
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Purple
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Green, Yellow green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Keep the Soil well drained, 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Canker
Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
sneezing
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shelter for wildlife, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
DAVIDIA
SCILLA siberica
Common Name
Davidia
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
In Hindi
Davidia
Scilla siberica
In German
Davidia
Sibirischer Blaustern
In French
Davidia
Scille de Sibérie
In Spanish
Davidia
siberica Scilla
In Greek
Davidia
Scilla siberica
In Portuguese
Davidia
Scilla siberica
In Polish
Davidia
Cebulica syberyjska
In Latin
Davidia
Scilla siberica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cornales
Asparagales
Family
Nyssaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Davidia
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Astereae
-
Subfamily
Davidioideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
181
1
27800
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