Plant details
Our familiar native fragrant bluebell or wild hyacinth has had several name changes, at various times masquerading as a scilla, hyacinthus or endymion. This instability has done nothing to reduce its status in everyone's affections, for it is the archetypal bulb for planting and gathering en masse - when bluebells are in flower, spring has truly arrived. There are charming pink and white varieties, but the blue ones capture the imagination most, especially when planted in drifts under shrubs and trees, and in patches of grass.
Family: Hyacinthaceae
Genus: Hyacinthoides
Species: non-scripta
Plant type: Native bulb
Flower colour: Blue
Foliage colour: Mid-green
Feature: Flowers
Sun exposure: Partial shade, Shade
Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Dry, Moist
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Beginner
Height: 30cm
Spread: 8cm
Time to divide plants: June to August
Flowering period: April to June
Reader reviews
soni
How do I eradicate (yes, I said eradicate!!) bluebells from a very small border in my otherwise paved frontage?? I constantly dig them up and give them to family & friends, but year after year up they pop almost as if I've done nothing the previous year !! I love to see them growing through our woodlands, but I am getting a little fed up with them pushing through small delicate plants and all but killing them!! Any suggestions please?
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