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Scilla peruviana

Pronunciation

SILL-ah per-u-vee-AN-uh

Common Name

Giant Scilla

Plant Type

Bulb

Mature Size

Less than 1 ft. tall

Water Requirements

Low: water every three weeks until the root ball is wet

Sun/Shade Requirements

Full sun

Wildlife

Flower Color

Blue, white

Maintenance- Design- Planting Tips

This bulb with its dome shaped cluster of blue flowers is a real show stopper when it blooms in the spring.

Scilla, which is from the Mediterranean Basin, is well suited for our climate. The flowers and strappy foliage will disappear in the summer's heat. The leaves will reappear with winter rains. Going dormant in the summer is an adaptation many plants from summer-dry climates use to survive.

PADG notes: Although our Scilla plants are in beds that receive water every three weeks in the dry season, some of our gardeners have had success at home in beds that only receive winter rains.

Where to See

Martial Cottle Park Mediterranean Climate Garden

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