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Asparagaceae
Siberian Squill
Scilla siberica
Forgiveness, faithfulness, early hope.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Scilla
- Native to
- Russia, the Caucasus, Turkey
- Bloom season
- Early Spring
- Type
- Bulbous perennial
- Height
- 10–20 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Average, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 2–8
- Lifespan
- Long-lived
Did you know
- Siberian squill produces some of the deepest electric-blue flowers in the entire plant world — a true cobalt that's almost luminous against bare spring soil.
- The bulbs are extremely cold-hardy, surviving temperatures down to −40°F (−40°C), and naturalize beautifully across the coldest gardens.
- Squill spreads by both bulb offsets and self-sown seeds, eventually carpeting lawns and woodland edges in shimmering blue.
- It's one of the earliest pollen sources for honeybees and emerging queen bumblebees, making it a critical early-spring food source.
- Despite the name 'Siberian', the species actually originated in southwestern Russia and the Caucasus, not in true Siberia.
Color meanings
Blue
Quiet beginnings