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'''''Scilla hyacinthoides''''' is a [[geophyte]], belonging to the [[Hyacinthaceae]] family. It is native to the [[Middle East]], though it was also brought to [[France]] by the Turks. Currently this plant is in the process of domestication as a cut flower in [[Israel]] due to its inflorescences. <br />
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''Scilla hyacinthoides'' is a bulb plant. It flowers in March - April with bluish-purple flowers on 50-80 cm high flowering stalks.
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Scilla hyacinthoides, Linn. (S. parviflora, Salisb.). Hyacinth Squill. Lvs. 10-12, spreading, 1-1 1/2 ft. long, 1/2 – 1 1/4 in. broad, narrowed at both ends, minutely ciliate-denticulate on the margins: scape straight, long: racemes many-fld., broad, open: pedicels long, 1-1 1/2 in.: bracts whitish, minute, persistent; perianth bluish lilac, open, campanulate. Aug. Medit. region. B.M. 1140.—Hardy. This species is noted for its extreme shyness in flowering. The bulbs are sometimes 2 in. diam., and produce a profusion of offsets. In Fish's Bulb Culture several varieties are mentioned: caerulea, fine blue; alba, fine white, free-flowering: rosea, distinct flesh-colored; rubra, deep red, large and fine.
 
Scilla hyacinthoides, Linn. (S. parviflora, Salisb.). Hyacinth Squill. Lvs. 10-12, spreading, 1-1 1/2 ft. long, 1/2 – 1 1/4 in. broad, narrowed at both ends, minutely ciliate-denticulate on the margins: scape straight, long: racemes many-fld., broad, open: pedicels long, 1-1 1/2 in.: bracts whitish, minute, persistent; perianth bluish lilac, open, campanulate. Aug. Medit. region. B.M. 1140.—Hardy. This species is noted for its extreme shyness in flowering. The bulbs are sometimes 2 in. diam., and produce a profusion of offsets. In Fish's Bulb Culture several varieties are mentioned: caerulea, fine blue; alba, fine white, free-flowering: rosea, distinct flesh-colored; rubra, deep red, large and fine.
 
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 22 May 2010


Scilla hyacinthoides 3.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Habit   bulbous

Height: 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Width: 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
USDA Zones: 8 to 11
Flower features: blue, purple
Scientific Names

Hyacinthaceae >

Scilla >

hyacinthoides >


Scilla hyacinthoides is a geophyte, belonging to the Hyacinthaceae family. It is native to the Middle East, though it was also brought to France by the Turks. Currently this plant is in the process of domestication as a cut flower in Israel due to its inflorescences.
Scilla hyacinthoides is a bulb plant. It flowers in March - April with bluish-purple flowers on 50-80 cm high flowering stalks.


Read about Scilla hyacinthoides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Scilla hyacinthoides, Linn. (S. parviflora, Salisb.). Hyacinth Squill. Lvs. 10-12, spreading, 1-1 1/2 ft. long, 1/2 – 1 1/4 in. broad, narrowed at both ends, minutely ciliate-denticulate on the margins: scape straight, long: racemes many-fld., broad, open: pedicels long, 1-1 1/2 in.: bracts whitish, minute, persistent; perianth bluish lilac, open, campanulate. Aug. Medit. region. B.M. 1140.—Hardy. This species is noted for its extreme shyness in flowering. The bulbs are sometimes 2 in. diam., and produce a profusion of offsets. In Fish's Bulb Culture several varieties are mentioned: caerulea, fine blue; alba, fine white, free-flowering: rosea, distinct flesh-colored; rubra, deep red, large and fine. CH


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