Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Texas
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
Ornamental Plant
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
25025
0
40000
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Habitat
Roadsides, Sandy areas
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-82-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Bedding, Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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
-
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Crown rot
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
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Culinary use, Showy Purposes
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Hanging Basket
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LUPINUS subcarnosus
SCILLA
Common Name
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
Squill
In Hindi
texas bluebonnet
Squill
In German
texas Blaue Lupine
Squill
In French
texas bluebonnet
Squille
In Spanish
texas Bluebonnet
Escila
In Greek
texas bluebonnet
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
texas bluebonnet
Cila
In Polish
texas bluebonnet
Cebulica
In Latin
Texas lory
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Fabales
Liliales
Family
Fabaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Lupinus
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Genisteae
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
25081
1
27800
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