Plants : LiliaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Scilla verna Hudson

Spring Squill

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Scilla verna

Description: A small and individually inconspicuous species of short turf in coastal dry habitats. However, the plants usually grow in large groups, sometimes covering large areas, in which case they colour the area a bright pale blue with their flowers. The best places to see this quite common species are sand dune areas such as Whitepark Bay on the north Antrim coast in mid-May.

All names: Scilla verna Hudson

Distribution Map from NBN: Scilla verna at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Scilla verna at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Scilla verna. Hudson. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2182. Accessed on 2026-11-02.