Scilla sibirica 'Spring Beauty'
Garden Plant Information

Name

Scilla sibirica 'Spring Beauty' (also called Siberian squill)

Genus  

Scilla

Species

sibirica

Cultivar/variety

 'Spring Beauty'

General description

Deciduous, bulbous perennial grown for rich blue early spring flowers. Goes beautifully growing under the dark purple flowers and foliage of Helleborus purpurascens, or you could grow it near a purple leaved Heuchera. Also good in pots, alpine beds, rockeries and naturalised near trees and hedges.

Season of interest

Early spring.

Key horticultural features

1. Habit - neat, clump-forming. H: up to 15cm S: 20cm

2. Leaves - semi-erect, basal, mid-green, strap-shaped.

3. Flowers - bell-shaped, hanging to semi-erect, six petals. Flowers are a clear, bright blue.

Cultural details

Aspect

Sun to partial shade.

Soil

Moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained.

Hardiness

Hardy.

Maintenance

Divide clumps in late summer. Generally pest free, but may be subject to virus.

Propagation

Plant bulbs 10cm deep in late summer or early autumn. Divide clumps in late summer or sow fresh seed in autumn.

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