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Puschkinia scilloides |
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| Common name |
striped squill; Lebanese squill |
| Family |
hyacinthaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial bulb |
| Flowers |
white/light blue (early spring) |
| Size |
4" |
| Light |
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Delightful little early-spring flowers, appearing a week or so after the first crocus in our garden. Ours must have come from a bag of mixed bulbs, and are somewhat randomly scattered about - good for a surprise every now and then. They disappear without a trace by sometime later in spring.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: front perennial border About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Mehdi Kavousian | Jun 17, 2008 | I found these flowers in mountains of Iran at 3000 meter altitude. You may watch the photo I took. |
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January 28, 2008
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