A pretty spring blue flower. (Siberian Squill)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Siberian Squill
Date:	22/03/08 (107 review reads)
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Advantages: Good to grow

Disadvantages: None

I visited my dad's house today and his garden looks beautiful full of spring bulbs. I noticed the Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica) a beautiful bright Prussian sky blue.

In spring green narrow grass like leaves grow in a rosette. Then in March and April they flower.
. The flower stem grows to about 15cm tall. Each flower stem has 1, 2 or 3 flowers these are bell shaped with 6 petals a darker blue vein runs up the middle of each petal. The anthers are blue too. The flowers can grow up to an inch 2 centimetres long are very pretty delicate looking. They will flower for 2 to 3 weeks.
The smell from the flower is a delicate flowery aroma, nice and fresh. Bees like to visit this flower. It must produce a fair amount of nectar.

These flowers look good planted in mass they look good in a single species group or with other spring bulbs. These flowers need sun to be successful but will bloom well under a tree (not conifers). They will naturalise easily if left alone. Siberian Squill like a moist well drained soil. They look good in planters and can be forced to flower early.

The Siberian Squill grows from a bulb which you can buy in many garden centres off and on line. Once established the squall will multiply and soon cover a flower bed
The Siberian Squill is from the Liliaceae family it is native to central Asia and the Middle East. Liking to live on sub alpine meadows and woodland.

After visiting mum and dad's grave yesterday I thought I would plant some squill and dwarf daffodils bulbs on it in the autumn.

Summary: A blue spring flower