Merwilla plumbea

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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

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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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