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Scilla scilloides |
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| | The seeds look like mouse droppings! |
| Common name |
squill |
| Family |
hyacinthaceae |
| 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. I'll have to relocate them to a more prominent location, to show off their late-season flowers. I expect they will continue to get more robust and floriferous in the next few years.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: the lane, rock garden, patio area, orchard nursery area Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
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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)
Germination occurs over an extended period.
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