Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Cactus
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
Cereus repandus
Scilla siberica
Number of Varieties
503
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40000
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Habitat
Desert
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
16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red
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
Toothed
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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
Red blotch
Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Indigestion, Oedema, Wounds
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CEREUS hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus
SCILLA siberica
Common Name
Peruvian Apple Cactus
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
In Hindi
Peruvian Apple cactus
Scilla siberica
In German
Peruanische Apple-Kaktus
Sibirischer Blaustern
In French
Péruvienne d'Apple Cactus
Scille de Sibérie
In Spanish
Peruana de Apple Cactus
siberica Scilla
In Greek
Του Περού μήλο κάκτος
Scilla siberica
In Portuguese
Cactus a Apple peruana
Scilla siberica
In Polish
Peruwiański Jabłko Cactus
Cebulica syberyjska
In Latin
Apple Peruviani Cactus
Scilla siberica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllidae
Asparagales
Family
Cactaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Cereus
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Cereeae
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Subfamily
Cactoideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
681
1
27800
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