Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass
Origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Europe, Asia
Types
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
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Number of Varieties
2570
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-85-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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8 - 5
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm61.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm40.60 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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-
Leaf Color in Spring
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Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Grass like
Thorns
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Plant Season
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
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Medium
Type of Soil
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Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
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Average
Bloom Time
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Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Moderate
Soil
Soil pH
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
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Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Prune to control growth
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Crown rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
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Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
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✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
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Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
convulsions, Vomiting
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
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Beauty Benefits
Removes dandruff
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✔
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Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
SCILLA
ALOPECURUS pratensis
Common Name
Squill
Meadow Foxtail
In Hindi
Squill
Meadow Foxtail
In German
Squill
Wiesenfuchsschwanz
In French
Squille
vulpin des prés
In Spanish
Escila
pradera de cola de zorra
In Greek
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
Meadow Foxtail
In Portuguese
Cila
Meadow Foxtail
In Polish
Cebulica
łąka ber
In Latin
Scilla
meadow Foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Cyperales
Family
Liliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Scilla
Alopecurus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Hyacintheae
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Subfamily
Scilloideae
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Number of Species
813
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27800
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