Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
European plum, Gages, Japanese plum
Scilla siberica
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-85-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
8-5
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
609.60 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
457.20 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, White
Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring, Late Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Sandy
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
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
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites
-
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Heart problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Cosmetics
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'
SCILLA siberica
Common Name
Plum
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
In Hindi
बेर
Scilla siberica
In German
Pflaume
Sibirischer Blaustern
In French
prune
Scille de Sibérie
In Spanish
ciruela
siberica Scilla
In Greek
Δαμάσκηνο
Scilla siberica
In Portuguese
ameixa
Scilla siberica
In Polish
Śliwka
Cebulica syberyjska
In Latin
Plum
Scilla siberica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Asparagales
Family
Rosaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Prunus
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
4081
1
27800
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