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Striped Squill in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Puschkinia scilloides

 

Striped Squill

Puschkinia Scilloides is a deciduous,clump-forming plant with narrow strap-shaped shiny green foliage.In Spring it bears clusters of pale blue-white flowers each with darker blue stripe on the tepal.

 
plant Features
  • Striped Squill likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Striped Squill likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Striped Squill is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Striped Squill likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Striped Squill

Latin name

Puschkinia scilloides

type

Bulb

family

Asparagaceae

ph

5.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Striped Squill likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Striped Squill is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Striped Squill likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Striped Squill likes occasional watering

    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

The size of a fully grown Striped Squill is 0.10meters x 0.20meters 0.10 M 0.20 M

Puschkinia scilloides

Puschkinia Scilloides is a deciduous,clump-forming plant with narrow strap-shaped shiny green foliage.In Spring it bears clusters of pale blue-white flowers each with darker blue stripe on the tepal.


Flowering Season

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Near-white flowers, often with a pale blue stripe in the centre of each petal, appear in early Spring, and, as they naturalise and the clumps grow, can form a carpet of colour in early to mid Spring

 

Planting Season

From Mid Autumn TO Mid Autumn

Spring flowering bulbs are usually planted in Autumn. Make sure bulbs are healthy before planting them (i.e. that the bulb is firm to the touch, and not showing signs of mildew). The bulbs can be planted outdoors, or in containers. Plant the bulbs in well-draining soil or compost. As a general rule when planting bulbs, they should be planted at a depth of three times the height of the bulb.

 

Propagation by Offsets

From Mid Autumn TO Late Autumn

Offsets are the baby plants that form at the base of some plants, and they are an easy way to propagate a plant. When the offsets have grown large enough to handle - and, hopefully, have some roots of their own,- gently break them away from the mother plant. Plant the offsets in a container and keep the plant barely moist (but not wet) until the plant is establishes, and can be planted out.

 
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