Scilla bithynica
Turkish Squill
Scillas are bulb-forming perennials, low-growing, and with dark green narrow sword-shape d 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). Turkish Squill flowers from mid to late Spring, and has lilac-blue flowers
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
Turkish Squill
Latin name
Scilla bithynica
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 bithynica
Scillas are bulb-forming perennials, low-growing, and with dark green narrow sword-shape d 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). Turkish Squill flowers from mid to late Spring, and has lilac-blue flowers
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
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