Scilla bifolia

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 Scilla bifolia subsp. var.  Two-leafed squill
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Habit: bulbous
Height: to
Width: to
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Height: 3 in to 6 in
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Lifespan: perennial
Origin:
Poisonous:
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Exposure: sun, part-sun
Water:
Features: flowers
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USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: blue, purple
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Scilla bifolia, Linn. Bulb tunicated, oblong-oval: lvs. 2, seldom 3, cucullate, 4-8 in. long, 1/4-1/2 in. broad: scape 2-8-fld., ebracteate: fls. stellately rotate; perianth blue, sometimes reddish or whitish; anthers blue, versatile. March. Eu., Asia Minor.— Hardy. Several varieties of this exquisite little plant are in the trade: alba, white-fld.; rosea, pink-fld.; ruberrima, red-fld.; splendens, intense cobalt-blue fls. Cultivators would do well to obtain all the varieties possible; also as many bulbs of this beautiful species as they can afford. It is one of the most charming of hardy, early spring-flowering plants. CH


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