White Squill Scilla mischtschenkoana
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Scilla tubergeniana
- Phonetic Spelling
- SIL-uh miss-tscheng-koh-AY-nuh
- Description
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An early spring bulb with showy white flowers in the Lily family. Plant at the base of a tree for a great spring show, or a rock or cottage garden. It can naturalize in a lawn and bloom before the first time the grass needs mowing. It prefers full sun during bloom time and sandy loam but will adapt to other soils if they are well-drained. Foliage goes dormant by summer.
Blooms in late winter or early spring, spreads readily and is often planted in lawns as well as rock gardens, under deciduous trees, in shrub borders and flower beds. Looks best massed planted.
Quick ID
- Linear, grass-like leaves
- Flower scapes with 6 star-shaped white-blue flowers
- Tepals have outer darker stripe; ovary is superior
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems:
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Tubergeniana'
- 'Tubergeniana'
- 'Tubergeniana'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Tubergeniana'
- 'Tubergeniana'
- 'Tubergeniana'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Scilla
- Species:
- mischtschenkoana
- Family:
- Asparagaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Bulb
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- S. Transcaucasus to NW. Iran
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Bulb
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Winter
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 6 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 1/2 to 1-inch pale blue to white flowers in a loose, scapose raceme in Feb. to March. 6 petal-like tepals have a darker blue center vein.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are basal, linear, flat, emerging at flowering. 2.5 to 4 inches long by about 0.4 inches wide.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Naturalized Area
- Small Space
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Mass Planting
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Rabbits
