Botanical Name: Scilla peruviana
Common Name: Peruvian scilla
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape Clumping, loose, strappy plant with a dense dome-like cluster of star-shaped purple flowers in early spring; dies back in summer
Height to 18"
Spread to 2'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor Full sun to part shade
Soil tolerates most any soil; thrives with good drainage
Hardiness Some frost: Zones 14-17, 19-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves Strap-shaped to 1' long, bright green, usually with strong mid-vein; leaves are soft and frequently bent or folded
Flowers purple, star-shaped flowers in a dome-like raceme; cluster is about 4" across – early spring to summer
Fruit small fleshy capsule with black seeds
 
Propagation:
division, seed
 
Usage:
Colorful filler under larger plants, good in mass plantings, large beds, under large trees; sometimes used as a container plant
 
Landscape Care:
Watering appreciates regular watering during active growing season
Fertilizing slow-release at planting, balanced after bloom if needed
Pruning remove dead flowers and leaves as plant goes dormant after bloom
Pests/Diseases none major
Special Conditions/Other entire plant is poisonous
 
Origin: Mediterranean (common name is incorrect)
Family: Liliaceae

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