silver squill
Ledebouria socialis
RHS AGM 2024
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size6 to 10 inches tall6 to 10 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Green, pink, white
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green, purple/lavender
- Soil types
- Sand
Garden uses
Notes
Silver squill (Ledebouria socialis) is a bulb for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy soil. The teardrop-shaped bulbs sit mostly atop the soil, and they unfurl silver leaves with green spots and purple undersides. It forms colonies slowly and makes a nice contrast beside succulents.
Pairs well with American agave, Fountain grass, and Pink.
Native range
Middle East, Asia, Africa, Eritrea, and 3 more places. See all 7
Middle East, Asia, Africa, Eritrea, Eswatini, Free State, and Northern Provinces.