Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America, Alaska, Canada
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
-
Scilla siberica
Number of Varieties
103
0
40000
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Habitat
Dappled Shade, Hedge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-65-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
8-5
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Blue
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Hardwood Cuttings, Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
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
Phosphorous, Use nitrogen rich soil
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Rust
Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Scale Insects
-
Allergy
-
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Salve
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Jelly, Used for making soaps, Used to flavour soups
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ELAEAGNUS commutata
SCILLA siberica
Common Name
Silverberry, Wolf-Willow
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
In Hindi
Silverberry
Scilla siberica
In German
Silverberry
Sibirischer Blaustern
In French
Silverberry
Scille de Sibérie
In Spanish
Silverberry
siberica Scilla
In Greek
Silverberry
Scilla siberica
In Portuguese
Silverberry
Scilla siberica
In Polish
Silverberry
Cebulica syberyjska
In Latin
Silverberry
Scilla siberica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rhamnales
Asparagales
Family
Elaeagnaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Elaeagnus
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Elaeagnoideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
7081
1
27800
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