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Bellevalia

Also called Tracheophytes

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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Bellevalia is a genus of about 81 bulbous perennial plants from the Mediterranean, western Asia and Central Asia, related to grape hyacinths. Grow them in full sun to light shade with a dry summer rest, as the bulbs go dormant after flowering.

Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while in leaf in spring, then keep dry during summer dormancy.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty soil or a sandy loam mix.
Temperature
Hardy in many temperate climates; protect bulbs from prolonged waterlogged cold.
How easy
Easy

About

Bellevalia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. It was first described as a genus in 1808.

It includes 81 species native to the Mediterranean Basin of North Africa, southern Europe, and Western Asia, as well as Ukraine, southern European Russia, the Caucasus, and western and Central Asia as far as Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan.

Other Bellevalia plants

Roman Squill

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bellevalia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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