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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Europe, South Africa, Asia

Types

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Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana

Number of Varieties

325
0 40000
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Habitat

Boggy areas, Fens, Fields, meadows, Swamps, Woodlands
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-92-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-4
-

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
21,22

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm15.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

12.70 cm10.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
-

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate
Lance shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
-

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
-

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Drainage

Average
-

Bloom Time

Late Spring
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
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
-

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
-

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, Fertilize every year, Mulch, Nitrogen
5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Apple Maggot, Fall Webworm, Red blotch, Scale
Crown rot

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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

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Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
-

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Birds

Allergy

-
convulsions, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
Removes dandruff

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ARONIA arbutifolia
SCILLA

Common Name

Red Chokeberry
Squill

In Hindi

लाल Chokeberry
Squill

In German

Rote Apfelbeere
Squill

In French

Red Chokeberry
Squille

In Spanish

rojo Chokeberry
Escila

In Greek

κόκκινο Chokeberry
σκιλοκρόμμυδο

In Portuguese

Red Chokeberry
Cila

In Polish

Red aronii
Cebulica

In Latin

arbutifolia
Scilla

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Rosales
Liliales

Family

Rosaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Aronia
Scilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

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Hyacintheae

Subfamily

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Scilloideae

Number of Species

2581
1 27800
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Difference Between Red Chokeberry and Squill

If you are confused whether Red Chokeberry or Squill are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Red Chokeberry and Squill Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Red Chokeberry are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, Fertilize every year, Mulch and Nitrogen, whereas for Squill fertilizers required are 5-10-10 fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Red Chokeberry and Squill if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Red Chokeberry and Squill

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Red Chokeberry and Squill. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Red Chokeberry and Squill as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Red Chokeberry is whereas of Squill is Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis and Lung Problems. Red Chokeberry has beauty benefits as follows: while Squill has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Red Chokeberry vs Squill

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Red Chokeberry vs Squill and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Red Chokeberry are whereas of Squill have convulsions and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Red Chokeberry has showy fruits and Squill has no showy fruits. Also Red Chokeberry is not flowering and Squill is not flowering . You can compare Red Chokeberry and Squill facts and facts of other plants too.