Scilla bifolia
Twinleaf squill, Spanish bluebell, Alpine squill
- Height × spread
- 0.12m × 0.08m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Flowers
- Winter, Spring
Availability
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About this plant
This delicate little bluebell has two, perhaps three, strappy, wayward leaves that seem to shoot off in any direction. At their junction, in the plant's centre, sits the cluster of rich-blue starry flowers, growing from red tinted stalks. These dance in the March and April breezes. They have a delicate fragrance which can be appreciated when grown in a container and brought into the house as the flowers emerge. They are found growing naturally in cool sites in moist and fertile soil. They are around 12cm (4.5in) height with 8cm (3in) spread.
- Flower colour
- Blue
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, delicate
- Shape
- Column
- Height
- 0.12m
- Spread
- 0.08m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Winter
- Flowers in
- Winter, Spring
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Winter garden, Scented garden, Rock garden, Gravel garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Hazards
- Yes, potentially harmful; Humans: Harmful if eaten
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Give a general purpose feed two or three times during the growing season, preferably not within a month of its end so the plant isn't encouraged to make fresh young growth.
Where food elements are listed as three numeric values on the label representing in order Nitrogen(N)-Phosphorus(P)-Potassium(K), with percentage values for each, choose one where the values are more or less equal.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during drought
After three or four weeks without rain, except for drought tolerant plants, those in the ground often get stressed. Adopt the habit of deep-watering one section of the garden each day. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Encourage plants to develop good root systems by giving occasional deep watering. Some plants, such as conifers and heathers, do not show much sign of distress so water these if in doubt.
Spring - late · Planting
Divide when too large
When the plant is too large clumps may be divided into two or more pieces. Rhizomes can be cut, whilst small bulbs or offsets are detached. The new plants can be grown in a container or planted in the ground.
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