Merwilla plumbea

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 Merwilla plumbea subsp. var.  Blue squill
Scilla natalensis
Habit: bulbous
Height: to
Width: to
36in 20in
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Lifespan: perennial
Origin:
Poisonous:
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
Exposure: sun, part-sun
Water:
Features: flowers
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USDA Zones: 7 to 10
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: blue, purple
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Merwilla plumbea (formerly Scilla natalensis) is a bulb-forming perennial herb in the Merwilla genus.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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.—Suitable for greenhouse cult. It is a graceful and elegant species, suitable for cult. in pots. CH


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