Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Scilla siberica
red radicchio, bicolored radicchio, (green radicchio
Number of Varieties
32
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
Mediterranean region
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-88-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm61.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm30.50 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue
Sky Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, 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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pest Free
Aphids, Bacteria, Damping-off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew, fungus, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
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
-
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Food Allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antioxidants, Digestion problems, Vitamin K, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
-
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
SCILLA siberica
CICHORIUM intybus
Common Name
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
Radicchio, Wild Chicory
In Hindi
Scilla siberica
Radicchio
In German
Sibirischer Blaustern
Radicchio
In French
Scille de Sibérie
Radicchio
In Spanish
siberica Scilla
achicoria
In Greek
Scilla siberica
ραντίτσιο
In Portuguese
Scilla siberica
radicchio
In Polish
Cebulica syberyjska
radicchio
In Latin
Scilla siberica
Radicchio
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asterales
Family
Asparagaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Scilla
Cichorium
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scilloideae
-
Number of Species
811
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27800
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