Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
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Number of Varieties
2540
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-88-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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10-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm5.10 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Hot Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
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Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
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Fast
Type of Soil
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Sand
The pH of Soil
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Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
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Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
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Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
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Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Crown rot
Red blotch
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Hummingbirds
Allergy
convulsions, Vomiting
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Removes dandruff
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
SCILLA
PENSTEMON parryi
Common Name
Squill
Parry's Beardtongue
In Hindi
Squill
penstemon parryi
In German
Squill
penstemon parryi
In French
Squille
penstemon parryi
In Spanish
Escila
parryi penstemon
In Greek
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
penstemon parryi
In Portuguese
Cila
parryi penstemon
In Polish
Cebulica
penstemon parryi
In Latin
Scilla
Persicaria californicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Lamiales
Family
Liliaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Scilla
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Hyacintheae
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Subfamily
Scilloideae
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Number of Species
811
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27800
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