Scilla siberica (Siberian Squill)

One of the earliest spring bloomers, Scilla siberica is a bulbous perennial boasting intense blue, bell-shaped, nodding flowers (2-5 per stem) in early to mid-spring. Each bulb produces 3 to 4 flower stems above the grassy foliage of narrow strap-shaped leaves. Easy to grow, this is one of the most winter-hardy scillas and can be found in hardiness zone 2. A great naturalizer, it multiplies and comes back year after year, turning the landscape into a sea of blue. Looks best when planted in large drifts.

• Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.
• Grows up to 3-6 in. tall and wide (7-15 cm).
• Thrives in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.
• Stunning when massed around shrubs or trees, in sweeping drifts in woodlands or wild areas, or naturalized in the lawn.
• It combines nicely with Chionodoxa (Glory-of-the-Snow), which flowers earlier and overlaps with Galanthus (Snowdrops). And it stays around to greet the earliest daffodils!
• Propagate by seed or divide offsets when dormant
• This plant has high-severity poison characteristics. Leaves, blooms, bulbs, and seeds are all toxic.
• Toxic to humans, dogs, and cats.
• Native to southwestern Russia, the Caucasus, and Turkey.
• Find where Scilla siberica is invasive in the United States