Love Spanish bluebells or grape hyacinths for their bird-attracting blooms but dislike the havoc they wreak on your yard? While pretty, they quickly become the gorgeous flower you'll wish you ...
There are two types of bluebell flowers: the English bluebell and the Spanish bluebell. The English bluebell is the native, less aggressive, and most common type. The Spanish variety, on the other ...
Today you can’t be so sure. Today the bluebells in our woods are just as likely to be the Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica) or, even more confusingly, a fertile hybrid between the British ...
Recently, British bluebells have faced competition from Spanish bluebells. These paler-coloured flowers have been grown as a garden plant since the 1680s. Now, at least one in six British broadleaved ...
Britain's native bluebell is widespread and a familiar sight in spring, but in some areas the non-native Spanish bluebell has been planted. The two species interbreed freely, creating a hybrid form ...