
Striped Squill
- Botanical Name
- Puschkinia scilloides
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 9
- Height
- 4 to 6 inches
- Width
- 4 to 6 inches
- Flowers
- Early spring: star-like, bell-shaped, pale blue with a dark blue stripe running down the center of the petal, fragrant
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Plant bulbs 2 to 3 inches deep
- Space bulbs 4 to 6 inches apart
- Naturalizes by both self seeding and bulb offsets
- Best when planted en masse
- Mixes well with other spring bulbs
- Problems
- None serious
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