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Barnardia japonica |
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| | Foliage in late March |
| Synonym(s) |
Scilla scilloides |
| Common name |
squill |
| Family |
asparagaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z6-9) |
| Flowers |
blue (late summer-fall) |
| Size |
15" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | early November |
It was a nice surprise to find these blooming, two-and-a-half years after starting them from seed, in an out-of-the-way corner of the yard. Since then, I've established them in several other garden areas. Although their main show doesn't come till late in the season, they are a multi-season plant, whose foliage emerges burgundy in earliest spring, and stays in a neat clump through spring and summer. They obligingly multiply to satisfy my wish to have them all around.
Note: the species used to be classified in Scilla, but it appears to have made a recent transition to Barnardia. I duly updated this page, even though I think I will continue to think of this plant as Scilla scilloides.
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| | The seeds look like mouse droppings! |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: rock garden zone Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Barnardia japonica
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Umit | Jul 05, 2009 | Hi Rob. Are you sure that this picture belongs to "Scilla autumnalis"? It looks rather long for this species. Autumn squill reaches about 0.25m height which means it's a tiny plant.
I think you're right - this is probably Scilla scilloides. Renaming the page. |
- Seed from HPS/MAG exchange. Baggy 70F (80%G, 12d-8w)
- Seed from '04 garden. Baggy 70F (89%G, 10-53d)
- Seed from '08 garden. Baggy 70F (86%G, 7-17d)
- Seed from '14 garden. Baggy 70F (no G, 18d);
Seed from NARGS '18/'19 exchange (71%G, 25-39d)
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Germination occurs over an extended period.
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