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Puschkinia

The striped squill is a relative of the true squill, Scilla. In very early spring it sends up 4- to 8-inch stalks that bear as many as six lushly petaled 1/2- to 1-inch flowers. The leaves grow 4 to 6 inches long and die to the ground in the early summer. Striped squill is an excellent bulb for rock gardens and can be set at random in rough grass.      Striped squills are hardy in Zones 3-10, but do best in cool climates where they can be planted in full sun or partial shade. Plant the bulbs in fall, spacing them 2 to 3 inches apart and covering them with 2 or 3 inches of soil. You can propagate in midsummer from the small bulbs that develop around large ones, but striped squills blossom most abundently when they are left undistrubed, and most gardeners prefer to buy additional bulbs.

Puschkinia libanotica Sends up short stalks that bear as many as six lushly petaled blue-striped, bluish white blossoms.

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