How to tend a Scilla peruviana

Also known as: Caloscilla clusii Jord. & Fourr., Caloscilla elegans Jord. & Fourr., Caloscilla flaveola Jord. & Fourr., Caloscilla grandiflora Jord. & Fourr., Caloscilla hughii Jord. & Fourr., Caloscilla livida Jord. & Fourr., Caloscilla pallidiflora Jord. & Fourr., Caloscilla subalbida Jord. & Fourr., Caloscilla subcarnea Jord. & Fourr., Caloscilla venusta Jord. & Fourr., Hyacinthus peruvianus (L.) Vilm., Melomphis peruviana (L.) Raf., Melomphis sicula Raf., Ornithogalum coeruleum Parl., Ornithogalum ceruleum Raf., Oncostema peruviana (L.) Speta, Oncostema elongata (Parl.) Speta, Oncostema hughii (Tineo ex Guss.) Speta, Oncostema cerulea (Raf.) Speta, Oncostema sicula (Tineo ex Guss.) Speta, Ornithogalum speciosum Raf., Oncostema cupanii (Guss.) Speta, Scilla ciliaris hort., Scilla comata Hoffmanns., Scilla clusii Parl., Scilla candida Guss., Scilla cupaniana Schult. & Schult.f., Scilla cupanii Guss., Scilla elongata Parl., Scilla clusiana Endl., Scilla cerulea (Raf.) Soldano, Scilla vivianii Bertol., Scilla filangeri Tineo ex Lojac., Scilla fistulosa Raf., Scilla hemisphaerica Boiss., Scilla sicula Tineo ex Guss., Scilla ughii Tineo ex Guss., Scilla speciosa Samp., Scilla stellaris Salisb., Scilla pubens Welw. ex Lindl., Scilla praebracteata Haw. ex G.Don, Scilla pseudoperuviana Tineo ex Lojac., Basaltogeton peruvianum (L.) Salisb., Scilla hughii Tineo ex Guss., Scilla peruviana var. ifniensis Font Quer, Scilla peruviana subsp. elongata (Parl.) Maire, Scilla peruviana var. venusta (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller, Scilla peruviana var. pallidiflora (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller, Scilla peruviana var. grandiflora (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller, Scilla peruviana var. subalbida (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller, Scilla peruviana var. flaveola (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller, Scilla peruviana var. livida (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire, Scilla peruviana var. subcarnea (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller, Scilla peruviana var. elegans (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller, Scilla peruviana var. killianii Maire, Scilla peruviana var. sublivida Maire & Weiller, Scilla peruviana var. stenopetala Maire, Scilla peruviana var. gattefossei Maire, Scilla peruviana var. diluta Maire, Scilla clusii var. comata (Hoffmanns.) Nyman, Scilla clusii var. candida (Guss.) Nyman, Scilla peruviana subsp. glabra (Boiss.) K.Richt., Scilla peruviana subsp. hughii (Tineo ex Guss.) K.Richt., Scilla hemisphaerica var. glabra Boiss., Scilla peruviana var. zaborskiana Emb.

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, resistant to half shade

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely

About this plant

Origin
Yunan
Category
Campanulaceae, Cyananthus
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height 15-18 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period August-September
Flower colors
blue
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