Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
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Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
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Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
7025
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms, Rocky areas
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-92-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, 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
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
-
Fertilizers
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Water soluble fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Crown rot
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
Asthma
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
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
Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
DIASCIA 'Balwhiswhit'
SCILLA
Common Name
Diascia, Twinspur, Whisper White Diascia
Squill
In Hindi
Diascia
Squill
In German
Diascia
Squill
In French
Diascia
Squille
In Spanish
Diascia
Escila
In Greek
Diascia
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
Diascia
Cila
In Polish
Diascia
Cebulica
In Latin
Diascia
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Arthropoda
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Lamiales
Liliales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Diascia
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Hemimerideae
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
Scrophularioideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
7081
1
27800
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