General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 3-5 inches
Plant Spread: 3-5 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Squirrels

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Common names
  • White Form Striped Squill
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Puschkinia scilloides
  • Synonym: Puschkinia libanotica
  • Synonym: Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica

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Location: From my garden. Poland.
Location: From my garden. Poland.
Location: My Garden of Good and Evil
Date: 2023-03-05
Location: From my garden. Poland.
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  • Posted by dnrevel (Michigan - Zone 6a) on Mar 19, 2022 2:59 PM concerning plant:
    Planted multiple bulbs in pot including this White Squill. Michigan 6a in November. Stored in garage. See collage photo. Took outside in March to green up. Keeping it sheltered when it goes below 20 degrees. I think the irises and hyacinths are emerging first.
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dnrevel On November 30, 2021 Seeds sown
Planted multiple bulbs in pot including this White Squill. Michigan 6a in November. Stored in garage. See collage photo. Took outside in March to green up. Keeping it sheltered when it goes below 20 degrees. I think the irises and hyacinths are emerging first.
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