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Scilla litardierei
Also called Dalmatian Scilla, Meadow Squill
Amethyst meadow squill is a small bulbous perennial from the western Balkans, grown for its dense spikes of blue-violet star-shaped flowers in late spring. It thrives in partial shade and will naturalise and spread in favourable conditions.
Scilla litardierei, the amethyst meadow squill or Dalmatian scilla, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. A bulbous perennial, with blue grape-hyacinth like flowers, blooming in late spring, much later than the more popular Siberian squill and later than Muscari which it resembles.
It was introduced to Britain in 1827. It has become much more easily available since 2004.
In cultivation in the UK Scilla litardierei has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is hardy down to −20 °C (−4 °F).
It originates in the western Balkans (hence Dalmatian scilla), and in its original habitat in Slovenia it is considered an endangered species, flowering in May–June.
Scilla sect. Chionodoxa · Star Hyacinth · Alpine squill · Turkish Squill · Forbes' glory-of-the-snow · Pyrenean Squill · Boissier's Glory Of The Snow · Mishchenko Squill · Dwarf Glory Of The Snow · Portuguese Squill · Lesser Glory Of The Snow · Siberian squill
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scilla litardierei 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.
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.
