Giant Scilla

Mon, 08/10/2009 - 3:23pm — Kathy Ormiston
Scilla_peruviana.jpg
Photo Credit: 
Vera Kark, PADG
Botanical Name: 
Scilla peruviana
Pronunciation: 
(SILL-ah per-u-vee-AN-uh)
Common Name: 
Giant Scilla
Plant Type: 
Bulb
Mature Size: 
Less than 1 ft. tall
Water Requirements: 
Low: water every 3 weeks until the root ball is wet
Sun/Shade Requirements: 
Full sun
Flower Color : 
Blue, white

This bulb with its dome shaped cluster of blue flowers is a real show stopper when it blooms in the spring!

Scilla, which is from the Mediterreanean Basin, is well suited for our climate. The flowers and strappy foliage will disappear in the summer's heat. The leaves will reappear with winter rains. Going dormant in the summer is an adaptation many plants from summer-dry climates use to survive.