Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Ornamental Plants
Origin
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Scilla siberica
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Number of Varieties
32
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm15.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green, Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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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
Globe shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
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
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Drought Tolerant
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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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
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Diabetes
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
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Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
SCILLA siberica
STENOCEREUS kerberi
Common Name
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
In Hindi
Scilla siberica
Sina
In German
Sibirischer Blaustern
Sina
In French
Scille de Sibérie
Sina
In Spanish
siberica Scilla
Sina
In Greek
Scilla siberica
Sina
In Portuguese
Scilla siberica
Sina
In Polish
Cebulica syberyjska
Sina
In Latin
Scilla siberica
Sina
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
Family
Asparagaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Scilla
Stenocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
Number of Species
81-
1
27800
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