Lebanon striped squill is classed as a minor bulb because of its size, but it is a major asset to a well-rounded bulb garden. Tucked between tulips and narcissus, it covers the ground with six-inch spikes of pale blue flowers with a show that lasts for up to three weeks beginning in late March in the Chicago area. The bell-shaped flowers measure about 3/4" across, with six petals that are white with a true blue stripe. The stamens in the center are fused into a little yellow crown that helps separate it from the true squills in the genus Scilla. Each stiffly upright spike can have up to about 20 flowers. It is very long-lived and not bothered much by squirrels or chipmunks. The only problem with this species is that it tends to re-seed into lawns, often popping up 20 feet away. This species is native from the Caucasus to Turkey and Iraq.

시카고 지역에서는 연한 파랑 꽃이 3월말 부터 약 3주간 핍니다. 구근성의 다년초로 군생합니다. 원산지는 코카서스, 터어키, 이라크 지역입니다.

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