alpine squill
Scilla bifolia
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6 inches tall3 to 6 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Alpine squill (Scilla bifolia) is a bulb for borders, containers, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Its blue flowers open in early to late spring. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Plants reach just 3 to 6 inches tall and wide, so tuck them at the front of a bed.
Pairs well with Carlton daffodil, Spanish bluebell, and Sedge.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Corse, Cyprus, and 5 more places. See all 9
Europe, Middle East, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Sicilia, and Türkiye.