Plant in full sun in cool coastal areas but provide some shade inland in a well-drained soil and irrigate little if at all . It grows best in nutrient poor stony soil and has gained a reputation for not blooming if the soil is too rich where it produces robust plants that offset well at the expense of flowering. It is very cold hardy Very hardy.

Scilla hyacinthoides is often thought as being native to the Mediterranean Sea basin but it originated from the Middle East and was spread by ancient cultures, naturalizing from southern Italy west to Portugal. Its currently correct name is Hyacinthoides hispanica. Our plants from John Bleck who received them from a friend in Israel where this plant is being grown in the cut flower industry. We sold this plant from 2010 until 2013. 

The information displayed on this page about Scilla hyacinthoides is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.