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Garden Express :: Bulbs - Spring Flowering :: Cuban Lily
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Cuban Lily |
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Cuban Lily (Scilla peruviana) or Hyacinth of Peru is an interesting plant for both its many dark green glossy leaves and large conical head of typically blue flowers, and the possible origins of its name. It originates from the Mediterranean rather than Peru or Cuba as suggested by the names, and it is not a Hyacinth! The name is said to originate from the bulb being transported on the ship SS Peru which traveled the world, including Cuba, in the late 1800's. One version of the story has the SS Peru shipwrecked in Cuba but the accuracy of this is not known.
The Cuban Lily flowers in late spring, or early summer in cooler climates, and the flowers are normally sapphire-blue though a white form also exists.
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Cuban Lily
Code: CUBLIL
Scilla peruviana
Sapphire blue star-shaped blossoms during summer on a stem 30-40cm tall. Several stalks may appear at once giving a display of a hundred or more flowers from each bulb.
| Available Jan-May unless sold out |
| Cool, Temperate, Arid, Semi-arid, Mild Tropical, Tropical (view Climate Guide) |
Regular price:
$6.20
Price: $4.65 save 25%
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Cuban Lily Planting and Growing Guide |
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Common names: Cuban Lily, Hyacinth of Peru and Peruvian Lily
Botanical name: Scilla peruviana
Family name: Liliaceae
Plant type: Bulb
Size: 60cm H x 25cm W
Planting time: Autumn
Planting width: 15-20cm
Depth: Tip at soil level.
Flowering: Spring to early summer
Positioning: Full sun to part shade.
General information: Generally pretty hardy. Suitable for Mediterranean and temperate/dry climates.
Watering: Water
when the bulb begins to flower and keep soil slightly moist until foliage dies back.
Fertilising: Top dress with a complete
fertiliser.
Soil: Well drained soil.
Lifting & storage: Can be left undisturbed until you wish to divide them.
Pests: Bait
snails and slugs.
Tips: The foliage of Cuban lilies tends to turn yellow instead of dying back, to disguise this over the summer months you
may want to inter-plant them with summer perennials. Longer lasting colour if planted in semi-shade. Makes a good cut flower
Preferred climate zones: Cool, Temperate, Arid, Semi-arid, Mild Tropical, tropical.
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