Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
Origin
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Brazil
Types
Scilla siberica
Impatiens capensis
Number of Varieties
330
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
Cropland, Forests, Pastures
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-811-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm40.60 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue
Pink, Rose, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
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
Ground, Pot
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
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
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
bees, Wasps
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
allergic conjunctivitis, Hay fever
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antivinous, Diarrhea, Fertility, Piles, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
-
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
SCILLA siberica
MIMOSA pudica
Common Name
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
Action Plant, Sensitive Plant, Touch-Me-Not
In Hindi
Scilla siberica
छुई मुई
In German
Sibirischer Blaustern
Berühre mich nicht
In French
Scille de Sibérie
Balsamine
In Spanish
siberica Scilla
No me toques
In Greek
Scilla siberica
Αγγίξτε-me-not
In Portuguese
Scilla siberica
Não me toque
In Polish
Cebulica syberyjska
Niecierpek
In Latin
Scilla siberica
Palpate Me, non-
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Geraniales
Family
Asparagaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Scilla
Impatiens
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scilloideae
-
Number of Species
81200
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27800
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