Growing Puschkinia

Growing Puschkinia

puschkinia scilloides

Puschkinia Schilloides comes from the Hyacinthaceae family and are very similar to Scilla. They look like a mini Hyacinth.

  • They are hardy and relatively easy to grow from bulbs.
  • Growing in a raised alpine bed with gravel for top dressing helps give best display for flowers.
  • They are fine in full sun or partial shade and flower in April.
  • They grow from seed and may be naturalised in grass.
  • After seeds ripen in summer, the plants go dormant until next spring, when flowers push through the soil between Feb and April.


Further Puschkinia Comments

  • Puschkinia grow in relatively high altitudes and are thought of as alpine plants
  • AGS Alpine Gardener vol82 had an article about Puschkinias found in Turkey
  • There are white and green forms of flower and even some with a faint blue stripe
  • Cultivate in pots, plunged and protected during winter and as growth commences place on staging and give plenty of water.
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