Scilla messeniaca
Greek Squill
Scillas are bulb-forming perennials, low-growing, and with dark green narrow sword-shaped leaves. The open bell-shaped flowers - often blue, but sometimes white, pink or purple - appear from early Spring (although there are some varieties that flower in Autumn). Scilla messeniaca has large heads of 7-15 blue flowers over a long period from late winter. It is a superb, long-lived garden plant and much better than the normal species.
Contributed by @tiggrx
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Greek Squill
Latin name
Scilla messeniaca
type
Bulb
family
Asparagaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
0.15 M
Scilla messeniaca
Scillas are bulb-forming perennials, low-growing, and with dark green narrow sword-shaped leaves. The open bell-shaped flowers - often blue, but sometimes white, pink or purple - appear from early Spring (although there are some varieties that flower in Autumn). Scilla messeniaca has large heads of 7-15 blue flowers over a long period from late winter. It is a superb, long-lived garden plant and much better than the normal species.
Planting
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Plant bulbs in late Summer or early Autumn in a humus-rich, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Plant the bulbs 4" deep
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Most varieties flower in Spring (there are a few varieties that flower in Autumn)
Propagating by Offsets
From Mid Autumn TO Late Autumn
When the plant is dormant, lift the bulbs, and remove off-sets and plant them where required, or in pots until the following Spring
tiggrx