Scilla siberica: Difference between revisions

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Scilla siberica subsp. var.

Blue squill, Siberian squill

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Hyacinthaceae >

Scilla

siberica

var.

, Haw.

Siberian squill (Scilla siberica), also known as wood squill or spring beauty, is a bulbous perennial native to Siberia flowering in early spring. It naturalizes rapidly from seed.

Flowers have six petals and six stamens, and are arranged singly or in racemes of 2 or 3.

Most specimens have blue flowers, but the variety alba is white. The stamens of Scilla are separate, unlike those of the related genera Puschkinia and Chionodoxa, and pollen is the same color as the flower.

After flowering, the flower stems become limp and seedpods form. At maturity, the pods become purple and split open, releasing small, dark brown seeds. When seed is mature, the leaves wither and the plant goes dormant till the next spring.

Seedlings are small and hollow-leaved.

At 15 cm (6 in), Siberian squill is suitable to be planted in grass, and will form large colonies that go dormant by the time grass needs to be mowed.

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

seed pods
bulbs
Klepacza Park in Łodz, Poland

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+'''Siberian squill''' (''Scilla siberica''), also known as '''wood squill''' or '''spring beauty''', is a [[bulb|bulbous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] native to [[Siberia]] flowering in early spring. It naturalizes rapidly from seed.
+Flowers have six petals and six stamens, and are arranged singly or in racemes of 2 or 3.
+Most specimens have blue flowers, but the variety ''alba'' is white. The stamens of ''Scilla'' are separate, unlike those of the related genera ''[[Puschkinia]]'' and ''[[Chionodoxa]]'', and pollen is the same color as the flower.
+After flowering, the flower stems become limp and [[seedpod]]s form. At maturity, the pods become purple and split open, releasing small, dark brown seeds. When seed is mature, the leaves wither and the plant goes dormant till the next spring.
+Seedlings are small and hollow-leaved.
+At 15 cm (6 in), Siberian squill is suitable to be planted in grass, and will form large colonies that go dormant by the time grass needs to be mowed.
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+Image:Scilla siberica pods.jpg|seed pods
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+Image:Scilla_siberica_alba_bulbs.jpg|bulbs
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+Image:Park Klepacza Lodz.jpg|Klepacza Park in Łodz, Poland
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