Botanical Name: Common Names:
Scilla litardierei Amethyst Meadow Squill,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Tufting, Upright
Description:
Evergreen, upright glossy green strappy leaved bulb growing to approx. 20cm tall. Clumps expand slowly and are not invasive. Large blue flower spikes sit above the foliage in Spring. Mass plant, drift through borders, use in containers and edge pathways with this tough little plant.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm <30cm
Position: Soil Type:
Any, Full Sun, Semi Shade, Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Mass Planting, Rockery, Shady Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asparagaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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