Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
Scilla siberica
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
31
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm3,000.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm76.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
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Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, 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
Pest Free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Tree trunks
Other Uses
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Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
SCILLA siberica
PINUS rigida
Common Name
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
Scilla siberica
सनोबर
In German
Sibirischer Blaustern
Pitch pine
In French
Scille de Sibérie
pitch pine
In Spanish
siberica Scilla
pino
In Greek
Scilla siberica
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
Scilla siberica
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
Cebulica syberyjska
Pitch sosny
In Latin
Scilla siberica
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Asparagales
Pinales
Family
Asparagaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Scilla
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scilloideae
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Number of Species
81115
1
27800
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