Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
no subtypes
Scilla siberica
Number of Varieties
153
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40000
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Habitat
Ridges, Wooded slopes
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-75-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
8-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
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
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
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
Single, Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils, Diarrhea, Gout, Inflammation, Leprosy, Ulcers, Vomiting
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
-
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ANEMONELLA thalictroides
SCILLA siberica
Common Name
Rue Anemone
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
In Hindi
रुए रत्नज्योति
Scilla siberica
In German
Rue Anemone
Sibirischer Blaustern
In French
rue Anemone
Scille de Sibérie
In Spanish
anémona rue
siberica Scilla
In Greek
Rue Ανεμώνη
Scilla siberica
In Portuguese
Anemone Rue
Scilla siberica
In Polish
Rue Anemone
Cebulica syberyjska
In Latin
Rue Anemone
Scilla siberica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Asparagales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Thalictrum
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Scilloideae
Number of Species
12081
1
27800
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