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Products > Plants - Browse Alphabetically > Ledebouria pauciflora
 
Ledebouria pauciflora - Large-leafed Scilla

Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Bulb/Tuber/Rhizome etc.
Family: Hyacinthaceae (~Amaryllidaceae)
Origin: South Africa (Africa)
Evergreen: Yes
Variegated Foliage: Yes
Flower Color: Purple
Bloomtime: Summer
Synonyms: [L. lutea, Hort. Scilla lutea]
Height: <1 foot
Width: Clumping
Exposure: Full Sun
Summer Dry: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F
Ledebouria species - This is a bulb that produces racemes of small flowers which are usually purple, gray or green. The prime interest of this plant is actually the foliage , being striped or spotted with purple. This plant grows to only 2-4 inches tall and multiplies into clumps. It prefers very little water in summer but tolerates occasional irrigation and natural rainfall in winter. It takes light shade to full coastal sun and temperatures down to around 25° F. 

The information about Ledebouria pauciflora that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.

 
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