Is Siberian Squill deer resistant?
Scilla siberica
About Siberian Squill
The most intense blue of any early bulb, and it naturalises into drifts through grass. That enthusiasm makes it a lawn weed in some regions, so site it deliberately.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 4 to 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Siberian Squill
Other bulbs with the same deer rating.
- Autumn CrocusColchicum sp.Zones 4–8, genus rangeRarely damaged
- BluebellEndymion sp.Zones 4–8, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Crown ImperialFritillaria imperialisZones 5–8Rarely damaged
- DaffodilNarcissus spp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Ornamental OnionAllium giganteumZones 4–8Rarely damaged
- SnowdropsGalanthus nivalisZones 3–9Rarely damaged
Where Siberian Squill grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Siberian Squill
- Is Siberian Squill deer resistant?
- Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Siberian Squill grow in?
- Siberian Squill is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Siberian Squill grow in shade?
- Yes. Siberian Squill tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.