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Asparagaceae
Portuguese Squill
Scilla peruviana
Fidelity and constancy.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Scilla
- Native to
- Portugal, Spain, Italy, North Africa
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- bulb
- Height
- 8-12 in
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy to loamy
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 7-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Despite its name 'peruviana,' this plant has nothing to do with Peru; Linnaeus named it after the ship 'Peru' that brought specimens to England.
- Each dome-shaped flower head contains up to 100 individual star-shaped florets that open sequentially from the outside inward.
- The bulbs are summer-dormant, losing all foliage during dry Mediterranean summers and resprouting with autumn rains.
- In its native habitat, it grows in seasonally wet clay meadows that bake hard in summer.
- The striking blue flower clusters can reach 6 inches across, making it one of the largest-flowered species in the genus.
Color meanings
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constancy
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forgiveness
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loyalty