Sea Squill

Sea Squill Drimia Maritima

What is the plant

D. maritima is a deciduous, borderline hardy, bulbous perennial with long, lance-shaped, mid- to grey-green leaves and dense racemes of small, veined, star-shaped, white flowers blooming in late summer and early autumn before the leaves emerge.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

min -7°C

Hardiness zone

8 - 11

Difficulty

Medium

Toxicity

Poisonous

Water
It prefers dry or moist soil. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure.
Sunlight
It cannot grow in the shade.
Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils

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Pruning
Remove leaves only after they have completely died down.
Temperature
It is hardy to zone (UK) 9
Additional
The bulb is poisonous in large doses. The red form especially has a fairly specific action on rats. The fresh bulb contains an acrid juice that can cause skin blisters