Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Eastern Asia
Types
Scilla siberica
Carnivorous Plants
Number of Varieties
37
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
Boggy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-86-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
9-6
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue
White, Green, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Green, Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Purple
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
Grass like
Tubular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Distilled Water, Mineral Water
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
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pest Free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
SCILLA siberica
ARISAEMA ringens
Common Name
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
Cobra Lily
In Hindi
Scilla siberica
कोबरा लिली
In German
Sibirischer Blaustern
Kobra Lilie
In French
Scille de Sibérie
Cobra Lily
In Spanish
siberica Scilla
Cobra lirio
In Greek
Scilla siberica
Cobra κρίνος
In Portuguese
Scilla siberica
Cobra lírio
In Polish
Cebulica syberyjska
Cobra lilia
In Latin
Scilla siberica
aspidis lilium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Nepenthales
Family
Asparagaceae
Sarraceniaceae
Genus
Scilla
Darlingtonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scilloideae
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Number of Species
8180
1
27800
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