Siberian Squill
Taxonomic Name: Scilla siberica cv. Spring Beauty
Common Name: Siberian Squill
Type: Bulb
Zone: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Bloom Time: April to April
Height: 3-6 inches
Light Requirements: Full sun, Morning shade with afternoon sun, Morning sun with afternoon shade
Soil Conditions: Average well-drained soil
Flower Color: Blue
Special Characteristics: - Allen Centennial Gardens plants these in the lawn making a spectacular spring display. The flowers and foliage are 'trimmed' when the lawn is mowed
- Tough and extremely cold hardy
- Low maintenance
- Naturalizes rapidly by bulb offshoots and self-seeding
- Deer tolerant
- Black Walnut tolerant
Potential Diseases: Crown rot