Scilla litardierei
Asparagaceae
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Habitat:
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sunny places
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Flowering:
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late spring or early summer
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Size:
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12
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12
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Soil:
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well drained
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Price
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£3.50
(3 bulbs)
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Order code:
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SL4-3b
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These provide a welcome splash of blue colour early in spring - most of them, for there other colours, and some flower in autumn. They are suited to any part of the garden that doesn't get too dry.
Scilla litardierei eventually makes compact clumps, with many stems each with a conical head packed with lilac-blue starry flowers.
Other related plants:
Delicate pale blue flowers with a darker blue stripe along each petal.
Large heads of deep violet-blue flowers.
Loose heads of very deep blue flowers.