Scilla 'Alba'
"White siberian squill"
Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in August/September
Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in September/October
Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
If you’re looking for something easy to fill a spring-spring planting space, then good old Scilla won’t let you down. Also known as white Siberian Squill, this tough little cookie is a real winner when it comes to reliability and resilience. Originating from the harsh, chilly areas surrounding the Black Sea, Scilla siberica ‘Alba’ finds the much milder UK climate highly liberating, which results in it being a fantastic naturalising plant. They’re ideal for growing under trees, running in drifts through borders or for growing in pots – either way, they’ll produce glorious flurries of snowy-white flowers during mid spring every year.
Flowering from March to May, Scilla siberica ‘Alba’, is the perfect bulb to plant where there are also snowdrops in a natural, woodland planting scheme. Once the snowdrops begin to fade in early spring, the scillas can then take over to extend the season of interest, continuing the snowy carpet for another couple of months! It grows well and looks divine when planted under trees. Plant the bulbs in handfuls and enjoy the naturalistic swathes of glistening flowers.
Key features
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Perfect for pots
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Naturalising
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Thrives well in full sun
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Great for shade
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Scilla siberica Alba
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Flower colour
White
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Bulb size
8/9
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Established height
10-20cm
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Established spread
5-10cm
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Plant spacing
100 bulbs per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
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Life cycle
Perennial
Naturalising -
Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Full sun
Full shade
Partial shade
Dappled shade -
Position
Sheltered
Exposed -
Suitable for
Pots
Borders
Meadows
lawns
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Woodland gardens
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
Harmful if eaten
Skin/eyes irritant
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Plant your Scilla 'Alba' bulbs from mid to late autumn;
Plant in borders or containers in sun or partial shade;
Plant your "White siberian squill" bulbs two to three times as deep as the bulb is high;
Space the bulbs about twice the bulb diameter apart;
Place the Scilla 'Alba' bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards.
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Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in September 2024Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in October 2024Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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