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English Bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

  • Scented
  • Feeds pollinators
  • Toxic if eaten
English Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)

Photo: MichaelMaggs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

violet-blue

What actually matters with this one

Never let the Spanish bluebell near it. They hybridise, and the hybrid swamps the true native.

How to grow it

Light
shade
Water
Even moisture
Hardiness
Zones 4-9
Height
40 cm
Flowers
April to May
Difficulty
easy

Where you will meet it

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.