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mass garden planting (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

habit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

habit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

large strap-like leaves (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

close-up of leaf (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

flower clusters (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

flowers (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

long flower stalks and floral bracts (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

close-up of flowers and flower buds (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

immature fruit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)

Scilla peruviana

Scientific Name

Scilla peruviana L.

Family

Liliaceae

Common Names

Caribbean lily, Cuban lily, Havana lily, hyacinth-of-Peru, Peruvian lily

Origin

Native to northern Africa (i.e. Algeria, Morocco and northern Egypt), the Canary Islands and southern Europe (i.e. Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain).

Note: despite the scientific and common names, Cuban lily (Scilla peruviana) is not native to the Caribbean or South America.

Naturalised Distribution

Naturalised in some parts of south-eastern Australia (i.e. naturalised in western and central Victoria and in some parts of South Australia, and sparingly naturalised in Tasmania).

Notes

Cuban lily (Scilla peruviana) is listed as a common environmental weed of the Adelaide region and is seen as a minor environmental weed or potential environmental weed in other parts of south-eastern Australia. It is grown as a garden ornamental in temperate regions, from where it has escaped into urban bushland.