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Puschkinia
striped squill
- Height 4-6 in (10-15 cm)
- Planting distance 2-3 in (5-7.5 cm)
- Flowers early to late spring
- Well-drained, humus-rich soil
- Sun or light shade
- Bulbs available fall
- Hardy zones 4-10
Puschkinia scilloides (syn. P. libanotica) is only available member of
this hardy genus from the mountains of eastern Turkey and Iran. It is a
fine spring-flowering bulb, which deserves to be seen more often. Its
clusters of bell-shaped hyacinthlike flowers are an unusual pale icy
blue with creamy centers and a dark blue stripe on the inside of each
petal. Two leaves, midgreen and strap-shaped, appear at flowering time.
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