Striped Squill

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Puschkinia scilloides
Early spring blooms.

Very hardy and easy to naturalize. For some it spreads slowly, others find it quickly forms colonies. Plant in full sun or light shade as drifts, in borders, or under trees. 

Compact racemes of white to pale blue flowers, each petal striped with darker blue. 4–10 open bells per stem. 

Also called Russian Snowdrop and Early Stardrift. Native from the Caucasus to Lebanon, especially in grasslands near the snow line.

Zone 3-8. 5cm+ bulbs.

4-6" tall.
ships in fall

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Quick Details
Bloom Time
early spring
Height
4-6"
Bloom Color
white to pale blue
Hardy in Zones
3–8
Additional Information

Novelties and Specialties

The Royal General Bulbgrowers Association in Holland (Koninklijke Algemeene Vereeniging voor Bloembollencultuur, or KAVB) puts this large group of diverse flowers into a boring catch-all category: Miscellaneous Bulbs. The expensive catalogs call them accent bulbs; some call them minor or dwarf bulbs (even though some of the fritillaries are huge!); Louise Beebe Wilder covered most of them in her 1936 classic Adventures with Hardy Bulbs. Whatever you call them, most are sweet, colorful, and completely welcome in spring.

Shipping

Items from our perennial plants warehouse will ship around September 30 through October. Bulbs can be planted successfully up until your ground freezes.

Note to Alaska and far north customers: We cannot guarantee an early shipment, so please plan accordingly and order early.

We cannot accommodate specific ship date requests or guarantee your order will arrive by a certain day.