hyacinth squill
Scilla hyacinthoides
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Hyacinth squill (Scilla hyacinthoides) is a bulb for borders and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Each bulb sends up one tall stalk topped with 40 to 180 violet-blue flowers. They bloom from early to late spring, and the pointed leaves appear before the flowers.
Pairs well with Thrift, Ornamental onion, Elfin mother of thyme, and Purple lovegrass.
Native range
Turkey, Greece, Israel, and Jordan.