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Portuguese Squill Sapphire Blue in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Scilla peruviana 'Sapphire Blue' (Carribean Jewels Series)

 

Portuguese Squill 'Sapphire Blue'

Scilla peruviana 'Caribbean Jewels Sapphire Blue' is a bulbous perennial. Stunning blue flowers in early spring. Green strap like foliage.

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plant Features
  • Portuguese Squill Sapphire Blue likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Portuguese Squill Sapphire Blue likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Portuguese Squill Sapphire Blue is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Portuguese Squill Sapphire Blue likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Portuguese Squill 'Sapphire Blue'

Latin name

Scilla peruviana 'Sapphire Blue' (Carribean Jewels Series)

type

Bulb

family

Asparagaceae

ph

5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Portuguese Squill Sapphire Blue likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Portuguese Squill Sapphire Blue is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Portuguese Squill Sapphire Blue likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Portuguese Squill Sapphire Blue likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
  •  
    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Portuguese Squill Sapphire Blue is 0.20meters x 0.15meters 0.20 M 0.15 M

Scilla peruviana 'Sapphire Blue' (Carribean Jewels Series)

Scilla peruviana 'Caribbean Jewels Sapphire Blue' is a bulbous perennial. Stunning blue flowers in early spring. Green strap like foliage.


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

 
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