Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
425
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40000
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Habitat
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-112-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
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
Lanceolate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Skin irritation
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Landscape
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana
SCILLA
Common Name
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
Squill
In Hindi
Pink Queen
Squill
In German
rosa Königin
Squill
In French
Reine rose
Squille
In Spanish
Reina de color rosa
Escila
In Greek
ροζ Βασίλισσα
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
Rainha -de-rosa
Cila
In Polish
Różowa Królowa
Cebulica
In Latin
Regina Pink
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Brassicales
Liliales
Family
Cleomaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Cleome
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Cleomeae
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
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Scilloideae
Number of Species
181
1
27800
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