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Sarcococca confusa
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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

China
Europe, South Africa, Asia

Types

-
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana

Number of Varieties

325
0 40000
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Habitat

Banks, Slopes
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-92-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

Sunset Zone

21,22
21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 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, Ivory
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Black
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Yellow green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped
Lance shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Medium
-

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
-

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Drainage

Well drained
-

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Deer resistant, Pollution, Shade areas
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
From bulbs

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, Alkaline
-

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
-

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, use all-purpose fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Sooty Mold
Crown rot

Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought, Pollution, Shade areas
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
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

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Birds

Allergy

-
convulsions, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
Removes dandruff

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for birds
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SARCOCOCCA confusa
SCILLA

Common Name

Sweet Box
Squill

In Hindi

Sarcococca confusa
Squill

In German

Sarcococca verwirrt
Squill

In French

Sarcococca confus
Squille

In Spanish

Sarcococca confundido
Escila

In Greek

Sarcococca συγχέεται
σκιλοκρόμμυδο

In Portuguese

Sarcococca confuso
Cila

In Polish

sarcococca mylić
Cebulica

In Latin

confusa Sarcococca
Scilla

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Buxales
Liliales

Family

Buxaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Sarcococca
Scilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
Hyacintheae

Subfamily

-
Scilloideae

Number of Species

2081
1 27800
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Difference Between Sarcococca confusa and Squill

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Importance of Sarcococca confusa and Squill

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sarcococca confusa and Squill. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sarcococca confusa 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 Sarcococca confusa is whereas of Squill is Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis and Lung Problems. Sarcococca confusa has beauty benefits as follows: while Squill has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Sarcococca confusa 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 Sarcococca confusa 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 Sarcococca confusa 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. Sarcococca confusa has showy fruits and Squill has no showy fruits. Also Sarcococca confusa is not flowering and Squill is not flowering . You can compare Sarcococca confusa and Squill facts and facts of other plants too.