Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass
Origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Africa
Types
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Pennisetum glaucum
Number of Varieties
257
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
Sunny Edge, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-88-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 8
Sunset Zone
21,22
8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Brown, Purple, Purplish-black
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Cream
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Very Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
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
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Crown rot
Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, 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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Aphids, Bees, Birds
Allergy
convulsions, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
Removes dandruff
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
SCILLA
PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'
Common Name
Squill
Millet, Pearl Millet
In Hindi
Squill
purple millet
In German
Squill
purple millet
In French
Squille
millet pourpre
In Spanish
Escila
purple millet
In Greek
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
purple millet
In Portuguese
Cila
purple millet
In Polish
Cebulica
purple millet
In Latin
Scilla
purple millet
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Cyperales
Family
Liliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Scilla
Pennisetum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Hyacintheae
Paniceae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
811
1
27800
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