striped squill
Puschkinia scilloides
AM 2004
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6 inches tall3 to 6 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Striped squill (Puschkinia scilloides) is a bulb for borders, rock gardens, containers, and naturalized drifts. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. It grows 3 to 6 inches tall and forms a clump. Fragrant blue flowers open in early to late spring.
Pairs well with Winter aconite, Greig's tulip, and Ostrich fern.
Native range
Western Asia and Caucasus.