General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 4 to 6 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets

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Common names
  • Alpine Squill
  • Twin Leaf Squill
  • Two-leaved Squill
  • Wild Hyacinth

Photo Gallery
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis
Date: 2022-03-15
faintest rose blush of buds, but blooms open white
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2023-03-12
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-04-17
Uploaded by gemini_sage
Uploaded by gemini_sage

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