Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
251600
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-810-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm91.44 cm
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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
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Egg-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
-
Type of Soil
-
Clay
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
-
-
Bloom Time
-
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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
-
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
-
Self-Sowing
-
-
Attracts
Birds
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
convulsions, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Removes dandruff
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
SCILLA
PROTEA
Common Name
Squill
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Squill
Protea plant
In German
Squill
Protea Pflanze
In French
Squille
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Escila
planta de protea
In Greek
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Cila
planta Protea
In Polish
Cebulica
Protea roślin
In Latin
Scilla
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Proteales
Family
Liliaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Scilla
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Hyacintheae
Proteae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
811600
1
27800
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