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This native of the western Mediterranean grows to about 50 cm, from a large bulb. Our photo was taken at the end of March, along the Brague river between Biot and Valbonne.
Flowers.
Mar-May.
Size.
50 cm (medium)
Flower Blossom.
The flowers grow in a dense conical racime of 20-100 blooms. The flowers have noticeable bracts; the lowest ones have long stalks while the upper are nearly stalkless.
Leaves.
6-10 linear, strap-shaped leaves, up to 60 cm long and 40 mm wide (broader than S. hyacinthoides; up to 50 cm high.
Habitat.
Waysides, woodlands and grassy areas.
Similar Flowers
| Scilla hyacinthoides |
Hyacinthoides Squill
Up to 80 cm tall; bracts, if any, only 1.5 mm long; leaves 15-30 mm wide, grow from the base. |
| Scilla autumnalis |
Autumn Squill
Sept-Nov; only 5-20 cm tall; flowers in a loose racime of only 6 - 20 blooms. |
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