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Scilla (the old Greek name used by Hippocrates: I injure, according to Miller, alluding to the poisonous bulbs). Liliaceae. Squill. Wild Hyacinth. Bluebell. Perennial bulbous plants remarkable for easy culture, quick growth and beautiful blue, rose, or white flowers, blooming early in the spring (some in autumn), and therefore desirable plants for the wild-garden, rock-garden, or border; they are very useful in pots for midwinter flowers for window-boxes and for room-decoration; some are stove plants; some of the South African forms have handsome spotted foliage.

Scilla (the old Greek name used by Hippocrates: I injure, according to Miller, alluding to the poisonous bulbs). Liliaceae. Squill. Wild Hyacinth. Bluebell. Perennial bulbous plants remarkable for easy culture, quick growth and beautiful blue, rose, or white flowers, blooming early in the spring (some in autumn), and therefore desirable plants for the wild-garden, rock-garden, or border; they are very useful in pots for midwinter flowers for window-boxes and for room-decoration; some are stove plants; some of the South African forms have handsome spotted foliage.

The trade names are considerably confused. Many of the so-called horticultural species and races may be united as mere varieties of species that have been defined botanically. The following names are thought to include all those in the American trade, but other species are known to fanciers.

The trade names are considerably confused. Many of the so-called horticultural species and races may be united as mere varieties of species that have been defined botanically. The following names are thought to include all those in the American trade, but other species are known to fanciers.

S. axillaris, C. H. Wright. Of robust habit: lvs. 1 ft. long, 2 1/2 in. broad: raceme many-fld.: perianth-segms. white outside with green keel, bright violet edged with white inside. Hab.(?).—S. cilicica, Siehe. Bulb bluish violet: lvs. 4-8 in. long, about 1/2 in. broad at apex: scape slightly taller than lvs.: pedicels one-half as long as fls.: fls. 2-6, bright blue, often tinged with violet; filaments white, thread-like. Asia Minor. G.C. III. 44:194, desc.

S. axillaris, C. H. Wright. Of robust habit: lvs. 1 ft. long, 2 1/2 in. broad: raceme many-fld.: perianth-segms. white outside with green keel, bright violet edged with white inside. Hab.(?).—S. cilicica, Siehe. Bulb bluish violet: lvs. 4-8 in. long, about 1/2 in. broad at apex: scape slightly taller than lvs.: pedicels one-half as long as fls.: fls. 2-6, bright blue, often tinged with violet; filaments white, thread-like. Asia Minor. G.C. III. 44:194, desc.{{SCH}}

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:''For the town, see [[Scilla, Italy]]. For the given name, see [[Priscilla]]. For the mythological monster, see [[Scylla]].''

'''''Scilla''''' ('''squill''') is a [[genus]] of [[Bulb|bulb-forming]] perennial herbs in the [[Hyacinthaceae]].

 

==Cultivation==

| name = ''Scilla''

 

===Propagation===

| image_caption = Siberian Squill (''Scilla siberica'')

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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae

| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]

| classis = [[Liliopsida]]

| ordo = [[Asparagales]]

| familia = [[Hyacinthaceae]]

| genus = '''''Scilla'''''

| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]

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'''''Scilla''''' ('''squill''') is a [[genus]] of [[Bulb|bulb-forming]] perennial herbs in the [[Hyacinthaceae]]. The 90-odd species are found in woodlands, subalpine meadows, and seashores across the Old World. Their [[flower]]s are usually blue, but white, pink, and purple types are known; most flower in early spring, but a few are autumn-flowering.

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Several [[African]] species previously classified in ''Scilla'' have been removed to the genus ''[[Ledebouria]]''.  The best known of these is the common houseplant still sometimes known as ''Scilla violacea'' but now properly ''Ledebouria socialis''.

90-odd species{{wp}}. Several [[African]] species previously classified in ''Scilla'' have been removed to the genus ''[[Ledebouria]]''.  The best known of these is the common houseplant still sometimes known as ''Scilla violacea'' but now properly ''Ledebouria socialis''{{wp}}.

Species include:

Species include:

* ''[[Scilla vindobonensis]]''

* ''[[Scilla vindobonensis]]''

''Scilla peruviana'' is of interest for its name; it is a native of southwest [[Europe]], ''not'' of [[Peru]]. The name results from when [[Carolus Linnaeus]] described the species in [[1753]]; he was given specimens imported from [[Spain]] aboard a [[ship]] named ''Peru'', and was misled into thinking the specimens had come from that country. The [[International Code of Botanical Nomenclature|rules of botanical naming]] do not allow a scientific name to be changed merely because it is potentially confusing.

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Many species, notably ''S. siberica'', are grown in [[garden]]s for their attractive early spring flowers.

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Squill liquid extract, a preparation of powdered squill and [[ethanol]], is used as an ingredient in [[cough medicine]]s and [[Heart#Diseases and treatments|cardiac surgery]].

*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

==External links==

==External links==

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[[Category:Hyacinthaceae]]

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