Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica (Striped Puschkinia)
Botanical Information
Family | Asparagaceae |
Genus | Puschkinia |
Species | scilloides |
Variety | libanotica |
Category | Bulbs, Perennials |
Origin | Native to USSR (Caucasus), Turkey, northern Iran and Iraq and Lebanon. The genus is named after Count Apollo Apollosovich Mussin-Pushkin (1805), a Russian chemist and plant collector. |
Details
USDA Hardiness Zone | 4 - 8 |
USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
Canadian Hardiness Zone | 2a - 7 |
Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
RHS Hardiness Zone | H5 - H7 |
RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
Temperature (°C) | -34 - (-9) |
Temperature (°F) | -30 - 15 |
Height | 7 - 15 cm |
Spread | 7 - 15 cm |
Growth | Medium |
Flowering Period | April, May |
Description and Growing Information
General Description | Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica is a bulbous perennial herb with 2 - 3 long, basal, strap-shaped leaves from which rises an erect stalk with a spike of star-shaped pale blue flowers with darker striping. |
Notable Specimens | The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
Leaf Description | Green, up to 15 ⨉ 0.5 cm, 2 or 3, basal, narrowly strap-shaped. |
Flower Description | Flowers consist of 6 pale blue, sometimes white petals each with a darker central stripe, perianths are tubular. In loose racemes on leafless, erect stalks 5 - 20 cm long. |
Fruit Description | Tri-valved, spherical capsules. |