Siberian squill
* Common name: Siberian squill
* Botanical name: Scilla siberica
* What it is: A low-growing, April-blooming bulb that produces bell-shaped hanging flowers of deep, cobalt blue. Like daffodils, plants go dormant in late spring but return reliably early each spring.
* Size: Grows about 3 to 4 inches tall and spreads slowly.
* Where to use: Makes an excellent early-spring blooming groundcover when planted in a mass under trees or at the base of shrubs. Also makes a nice edging along walkways, water gardens or the front of flower beds.
* Care: Best planted October into early November. Fertilize in early fall with a balanced or high-phosphorus bulb food, such as Bulb-tone or Bulb Booster. Cut plants to ground after they yellow in late spring if you’re a neatnick or simply let the leaves brown and fade away into the mulch if you’re not. Optional: Bulbs can be dug and transplanted after plants go dormant in late spring if you want to create new plantings elsewhere.
* Great partner: Looks especially nice massed under a pink- or white-blooming ornamental tree that blooms at the same time, such as flowering cherry or one of the “Little Girl” magnolias (‘Ann,’ ‘Betty,’ ‘Jane’, etc.) Or interplant with golden daffodils.
from Portland, Maine: these beautiful blue flowers have been coming up on this property that has been sold and it turns out to be SCILLA SIBERICA. I looked around for it’s history and find out that it was once an imported ornamental (like the rest of us, huh ??) from Eurasia- the Siberica gives it away, DUH !!- but I also find out that it s/b eradicated as it’s “invasive” !! number one, I resent the fact of treating ANYTHING as an “other” or a WEED, or mix-race and you get the rest, I hope ??plus they are really beautiful !! the non- flower season is long here ( they just showed up this week -20th April 2016- and the blueness is gorgeous !! it is also the type with the dark blue line down the center of the leaf with the petals being like a Cornflower Blue ?? very rich.stamens are very dark and wiggle; they are that loose !!all in all i’m NOT gonna kill it !!