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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Spring Squill

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Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-08
Location: Real Jardín Botanico de Madrid
Date: 2018-04-08

Date: April
credit: Tim Green
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-07-01
With Campanula topaliana for scale.
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2010-06-06
Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Feb 9, 2012 4:48 PM concerning plant:
    Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant.

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