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{{SPlantbox | |||
|familia=Hyacinthaceae | |||
|genus=Merwilla | |||
|species=plumbea | |||
|common_name=Blue squill | |||
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|habit=bulbous | |||
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|Max ht box=36 | |||
|Max ht metric=in | |||
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|Max wd box=20 | |||
|Max wd metric=in | |||
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|lifespan=perennial | |||
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|exposure=sun, part-sun | |||
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|features=flowers | |||
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer | |||
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|flowers=blue, purple | |||
|Temp Metric=°F | |||
|min_zone=7 | |||
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|max_zone=10 | |||
|image=Upload.png | |||
|image_width=240 | |||
}} | |||
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Revision as of 16:13, 21 May 2010
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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. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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