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Scilla scilloides - (Lindl.)Druce.

Common Name
Family Hyacinthaceae
USDA hardiness 4-8
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Hills and lowland all over Japan[58].
Range E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea.
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Weed Potential No
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Fully Hardy Moist Soil Semi-shade Full sun
Scilla scilloides


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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Scilla scilloides is a BULB growing to 0.4 m (1ft 4in) by 0.1 m (0ft 4in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. It is in flower from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

S. sinensis. (Lour.)Merrill.

Plant Habitats

 Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves  Root
Edible Uses:

Leaves - cooked[105, 177]. Bulb[105, 177]. No more details are given. The bulb is up to 2cm in diameter[200].

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Medicinal Uses

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Poultice

The bulbs are pounded and applied to abscesses[218].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

Scented Plants

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Cultivation details

Succeeds in full sun or light shade in a well-drained humus-rich soil with adequate moisture when in growth[200]. The hardiness of this plant varies according to provenance, the hardiest forms tolerate temperatures down to about -15°c[200]. The flowers have a hyacinth-like aroma[245].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Sow the seed thinly and allow the seedlings to remain in the pot for their first year of growth, giving them liquid feeds if necessary. Prick out the young bulbs, 2-3 to a pot, when dormant and grow them on for their next two years in a frame. Plant them out into their permanent positions when dormant[200]. Division of established clumps when the foliage dies down in the summer[200]. The larger bulbs can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is best to pot up the smaller bulbs and grow them on in a cold frame for a year before planting them out when dormant in late summer.

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Russian Federation (Primorye), China (Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng), Korea, Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku), Taiwan

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

Related Plants
Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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Author

(Lindl.)Druce.

Botanical References

58200

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