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Snow Scilla: Scilla mischtschenkoana

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snow scilla at base of bald cypress

Family: Ranunculaceae

Above: wide open in sunshine, below: last bloom Use: woodland gardens, low borders
milk squill patch under bald cypress

Plant: Ephemeral bulbous perennial

Origin: Iran, Caucausus Mountains

Zone
: 4 - 7

Flowers
: 6" spikes of white saucers with a blue stripe down middle of tepals. Long-lived flowers bloom for 3 weeks.

Foliage: thick grass-like leaves elongating to 10" before fading in early Summer

Culture
: Sun to deciduous shade in well drained soil. Wildlife resistant.



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