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Scilla kraussii

by Johan Wentzel

Scilla kraussii
Common Name
Wild squill
Plant Type
Bulb
Scilla kraussii is a small, very hardy, deciduous, fast growing, bulbous plant with short, broad leaves that have attractive purple streaks. It bears spikes of beautiful, misty blue flowers in January.
Plant Description

Scilla kraussii is a small, very hardy, deciduous, fast growing, bulbous plant with short, broad leaves that have attractive purple streaks. It bears spikes of beautiful, misty blue flowers in January.  The bulb could reach 10cm in height and the inflorescence maybe 10cm.

Plant it in full sun or semi shade. Lovely in a rockery or a grassland.It makes an excellent cut flower and container plant.

Scilla kraussi and Scilla natalensis are now both called Merwilla plumbea. However, from a horticultural perspective, I have decided to retain the name Scilla kraussii as a seperate entity due to the size difference.

Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Blue
Shape
Clump forming
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
<30cm
Region
KwaZulu Natal Midlands
Habitat
Rocky outcrops
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes

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