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Scilla cretica
Scilla cretica is a small bulbous perennial from the mountains of Crete that flowers in early spring, with blue star-shaped blooms. It is grown in rock gardens and borders, and it needs full sun to light shade with well-drained soil and a cool, dry summer rest.
Scilla cretica is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family. It is referred to by the common name Cretan glory-of-the-snow, and is a bulbous perennial native to Crete, flowering in early spring. It belongs to a group of Scilla species that were formerly put in a separate genus, Chionodoxa, and may now be treated as Scilla sect. Chionodoxa. It has not always been recognized as distinct from Scilla nana.
Scilla cretica is native to Crete where it is found at elevations of 1,300–1,700 m (4,300–5,600 ft).
Scilla · Scilla sect. Chionodoxa · Scilla ×allenii · Star Hyacinth · Alpine squill · Turkish Squill · Scilla buekkensis · Cilician Squill · Forbes' glory-of-the-snow · Hyacinth Bluebell · Pyrenean Squill · Amethyst Meadow Squill
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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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
