Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Africa
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
White Sesame, Black Sesame, Golden Sesame
Scilla siberica
Number of Varieties
383
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Cultivated Beds
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-8
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
-
8-5
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
25.40 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
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
Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Phyllody, Phytophthora blight, Red blotch
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
-
-
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Mouth itching, Nausea
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Prevents greying of hair, Remove blemishes, Speed hair growth
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diuretic, Emollient, Nutritive, Tonic
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Used for making soaps, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in salads
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
SESAMUM indicum
SCILLA siberica
Common Name
Sesame
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
In Hindi
तिल
Scilla siberica
In German
Sesam
Sibirischer Blaustern
In French
Sésame
Scille de Sibérie
In Spanish
Sésamo
siberica Scilla
In Greek
Σουσάμι
Scilla siberica
In Portuguese
Sésamo
Scilla siberica
In Polish
Sezam
Cebulica syberyjska
In Latin
Sesamae
Scilla siberica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Asparagales
Family
Pedaliaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Sesamum
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Asternae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
2081
1
27800
👆🏻