Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
mexicana , white spruce
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
225
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40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-72-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
-
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Steel Blue
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Lance shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Needle rust
Crown rot
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought
Flowers
-
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PICEA engelmannii
SCILLA
Common Name
mountain spruce
Squill
In Hindi
Engelmann spruce
Squill
In German
Engelmann spruce
Squill
In French
Engelmann spruce
Squille
In Spanish
Engelmann spruce
Escila
In Greek
Engelmann spruce
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
Engelmann spruce
Cila
In Polish
Engelmann spruce
Cebulica
In Latin
Engelmann spruce
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Pinales
Liliales
Family
Pinaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Picea
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
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Scilloideae
Number of Species
281
1
27800
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