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Asparagaceae
Cuba Lily
Scilla peruviana
Misplaced identity.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Scilla
- Native to
- Mediterranean region, Portugal, North Africa
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- bulb
- Height
- 0.5-1.5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 7-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Despite the species name 'peruviana,' this plant is not from Peru; Linnaeus named it after the ship 'Peru' that brought it to him.
- Each dense, dome-shaped flower cluster can contain over 100 individual star-shaped florets.
- Cuba lily is neither from Cuba nor a true lily; the common name is thought to derive from a corruption of 'Scilla' to 'squill.'
- The bulbs were used in ancient Mediterranean medicine as an expectorant, though they are mildly toxic.
- In its native habitat around the Mediterranean, it goes dormant in summer heat and returns with autumn rains.
Color meanings
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mystery
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Mediterranean beauty