Family: Liliaceae

Scientific Name: Puschkinia scilloides

Common Name: Striped Squill

DescriptionA 4-6" tall spring blooming bulb with white, aqua-striped blossoms.
Plant TypeAll Plants, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc.
Hardiness Zone4-8
Sunlightspring full sun
Moistureaverage
Soil & Siteaverage
Flowerssmall, white with aqua stripes and bore on a spike, blooms early April.
Leavesthick, green, keel shaped
Stemsbulb
Dimensions4"-6" tall
Maintenanceplant 5" deep, 2-3" on center, will reseed and jump around the garden
Native SiteIndigenous to the high meadows in eastern Turkey, the Caucsus and north to Iran and Lebann
Misc FactsNamed after the Russian botanist Puschkin. This plant is closely related to the Scillia. (syn. P. scilloides and P. libanotica)
Notes & Reference#57-Spring Flowering Bulbs (Dr. A.A. DeHertogh), #59-Naturalizing Bulbs (Rob Proctor), #60-The American Gardeners World of Bulbs (Judy Glattstein)
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