SCILLA
<
>
SCILLA
Commonly known as Squill
The squills. Can be naturalized under trees and shrubs and in grass.
Genus of about 90 species of bulbous perennials found in a wide range of habitats including subalpine meadows, rocky slopes, woodland and sea shores in Europe, southern Africa and Asia.
The epithet "peruviana" was born of confusion. This western Mediterranean bulb was transported on a ship named "Peru", certainly not from South America.
The carpets of blue seen particularly on western coastal slopes are S. verna, the spring squill. The more uncommon autumn squill, S. autumnalis is also found on dry grassland near the sea in the south of England.
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
-
Good to know
Can be naturalised under trees and shrubs or grown in an alpine house. -
Place of origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia -
Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennialBulbous perennial
-
Herbaceous
-
harmful if eaten
Ornamental bulb. People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
View Planting Tips and Care Advice
Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
Scilla peruviana - Growing Guide