Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Types
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Number of Varieties
25140
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-83-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 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
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
-
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Loamy, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
-
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Crown rot
Aphids, Mosquito
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Allergy
convulsions, Vomiting
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Removes dandruff
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Groundcover
Botanical Name
SCILLA
BASSIA scoparia
Common Name
Squill
Burningbush, Kochia
In Hindi
Squill
Bassia scoparia
In German
Squill
Besen-Radmelde
In French
Squille
Bassia scoparia
In Spanish
Escila
Kochia scoparia
In Greek
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
Bassia scoparia
In Portuguese
Cila
Bassia scoparia
In Polish
Cebulica
Mietelnik żakula
In Latin
Scilla
Bassia scoparia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Caryophyllales
Family
Liliaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Scilla
Bassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Hyacintheae
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Subfamily
Scilloideae
Camphorosmoideae
Number of Species
814
1
27800
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