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'''''Merwilla plumbea''''' (formerly Scilla natalensis) is a [[Bulb|bulb-forming]] perennial herb in the ''[[Merwilla]]'' genus.  
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Scilla natalensis, Planch. Bulb thick, large, ovoid, sub-globose: lvs. broadly lanceolate, glabrous, 9-12 in. long, 3-4 in. broad, ascending: scape erect, terete, 1-1 1/2 ft. long: raceme dense, simple, elongated, open, many-fld. (50-100): bracts solitary, subulate: fls. pale blue, stellate, rotate: pedicels long, pale blue. Natal.—Suitable for greenhouse cult. It is a graceful and elegant species, suitable for cult. in pots.
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Scilla natalensis, Planch. Bulb thick, large, ovoid, sub-globose: lvs. broadly lanceolate, glabrous, 9-12 in. long, 3-4 in. broad, ascending: scape erect, terete, 1-1 1/2 ft. long: raceme dense, simple, elongated, open, many-fld. (50-100): bracts solitary, subulate: fls. pale blue, stellate, rotate: pedicels long, pale blue. Natal. B.M. 5379. F.S. 10:1043.—Suitable for greenhouse cult. It is a graceful and elegant species, suitable for cult. in pots.
 
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 22 May 2010


Scilla natalensis


Plant Characteristics
Habit   bulbous

Height: ⇕ 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Width: ⇔ 20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun, part-sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 7 to 10
Flower features: ❀ blue, purple
Scientific Names

Hyacinthaceae >

Merwilla >

plumbea >


Merwilla plumbea (formerly Scilla natalensis) is a bulb-forming perennial herb in the Merwilla genus.


Read about Merwilla plumbea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Scilla natalensis, Planch. Bulb thick, large, ovoid, sub-globose: lvs. broadly lanceolate, glabrous, 9-12 in. long, 3-4 in. broad, ascending: scape erect, terete, 1-1 1/2 ft. long: raceme dense, simple, elongated, open, many-fld. (50-100): bracts solitary, subulate: fls. pale blue, stellate, rotate: pedicels long, pale blue. Natal.—Suitable for greenhouse cult. It is a graceful and elegant species, suitable for cult. in pots. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

  • Scilla natalensis 2.jpg

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References

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