Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia
South Africa
Types
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
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Number of Varieties
255
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
Tropical regions, Well Drained, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-87-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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10-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm2.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
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Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Long Narrow
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
-
Summer
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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Loamy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
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Neutral
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Budding, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
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Neutral
Soil Type
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Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
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Cut out old flower stalks, Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Crown rot
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bugs, Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
convulsions, Vomiting
Dermatitis, Pain and fatigue
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
Removes dandruff
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Acne, Aging, Antidepressant, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Bulbs
Other Uses
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Animal Feed, Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
SCILLA
TULBAGHIA violacea
Common Name
Squill
Society Garlic
In Hindi
Squill
लहसुन
In German
Squill
Knoblauch
In French
Squille
Ail
In Spanish
Escila
Ajo
In Greek
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
σκόρδο
In Portuguese
Cila
alho
In Polish
Cebulica
czosnek
In Latin
Scilla
allium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Scilla
Allium
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Monocotyledonous
Tribe
Hyacintheae
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Subfamily
Scilloideae
Lilioideae
Number of Species
81500
1
27800
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