Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Brazil
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
Laburnum anagyroides
Scilla siberica
Number of Varieties
253
0
40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-155-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
8-5
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Lemon yellow
Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Gray Green
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, root cutting, Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires more often in extreme heat, Requires regular watering
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
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Canker, Caterpillars, Root Pathogen
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
allergic reaction, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Used in parkland
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Vomiting
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Pesticide, Used as Ornamental plant, Wood is used for making furniture
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
LOPHANTHERA lactescens
SCILLA siberica
Common Name
Golden Chain Tree
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
In Hindi
Laburnum
Scilla siberica
In German
Goldregen (Pflanze)
Sibirischer Blaustern
In French
Laburnum
Scille de Sibérie
In Spanish
Laburnum
siberica Scilla
In Greek
Laburnum
Scilla siberica
In Portuguese
Laburnum
Scilla siberica
In Polish
Złotokap
Cebulica syberyjska
In Latin
Laburnum
Scilla siberica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Asparagales
Family
Fabaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Laburnum
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
4581
1
27800
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