Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Central Asia, Western Asia
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
-
Scilla siberica
Number of Varieties
53
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, gardens, Temperate Regions
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-5
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 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
White, Light Pink
Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Yellow green
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Scale
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Pneumonia, Ulcers
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CYDONIA oblonga
SCILLA siberica
Common Name
Quince
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
In Hindi
श्रीफल
Scilla siberica
In German
Quitte
Sibirischer Blaustern
In French
Coing
Scille de Sibérie
In Spanish
Membrillo
siberica Scilla
In Greek
Κυδώνι
Scilla siberica
In Portuguese
Marmelo
Scilla siberica
In Polish
Pigwa
Cebulica syberyjska
In Latin
Quince
Scilla siberica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Asparagales
Family
Rosaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Cydonia
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Maleae
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
20081
1
27800
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