Scilla hyacinthoides

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 Scilla hyacinthoides subsp. var.  Hyacinth scilla
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Hyacinthaceae > Scilla hyacinthoides var. ,



Scilla hyacinthoides is a geophyte, belonging to the Hyacinthaceae family. It is native to the Middle East, though it was also brought to France by the Turks. Currently this plant is in the process of domestication as a cut flower in Israel due to its inflorescences.
Scilla hyacinthoides is a bulb plant. It flowers in March - April with bluish-purple flowers on 50-80 cm high flowering stalks.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Scilla hyacinthoides, Linn. (S. parviflora, Salisb.). Hyacinth Squill. Lvs. 10-12, spreading, 1-1 1/2 ft. long, 1/2 – 1 1/4 in. broad, narrowed at both ends, minutely ciliate-denticulate on the margins: scape straight, long: racemes many-fld., broad, open: pedicels long, 1-1 1/2 in.: bracts whitish, minute, persistent; perianth bluish lilac, open, campanulate. Aug. Medit. region. B.M. 1140.—Hardy. This species is noted for its extreme shyness in flowering. The bulbs are sometimes 2 in. diam., and produce a profusion of offsets. In Fish's Bulb Culture several varieties are mentioned: caerulea, fine blue; alba, fine white, free-flowering: rosea, distinct flesh-colored; rubra, deep red, large and fine. CH


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