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| Scientific Name: | Scilla peruviana |
| Common Name: | Peruvian squill |
| Family Name: | Asparagaceae |
| Origin: | Africa - northern, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Bedding plant, Perennial border, Spring interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Basal, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Blue, Purple, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Green, Brown, Jun-Jul |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves basal, linear, 20-60cm long x 1-4cm wide; raceme densely covered with flowers ~1.5cm wide, 6 blue tepals (purple and white cvs.). | |