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Plant type: herbaceous bulb Hardiness zones: 9-10 Sunlight: hot overhead sun Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, light frost |
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Origins: Europe-W Russia Other Botanical Names: Charybdis maritima, Ornithogalum anthericoides, O. maritimum, O. squilla, Scilla anthericoides, S. lanceolata, S. maritima, S. rubra, S. serotina, Squilla anthericoides, S. insularis, S. littoralis, S. maritima, S. sphaeroidea, Stellaris scilla, Urgi Other Common Names: Crusaders' Spears, Medicinal Squill | ||||||||
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