Scilla hyacinthoides

Scilla hyacinthoides subsp. var.	Hyacinth scilla
	Habit: bulbous Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 36in 12in Height: ⇕ warning.png"" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. to 36 in Width: ⇔ warning.png"" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. to 12 in Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring	Exposure: ☼ sun Water: ◍ Features: ✓ Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number. USDA Zones: 8 to 11 Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀ blue, purple
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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 The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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