While most bluebell varieties make a lovely addition to gardens and landscapes, there is one flower you'll wish you never planted. Depending on where you live, the Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides ...
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 ...
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 ...
"Do you have English bluebells or a Spanish hybrid?" asks award-winning garden designer Zoe Claymore. Going on to explain that it's the floral equivalent of the great red squirrel vs grey squirrel ...
Yet nowhere else has such dense numbers, and the UK is home to nearly half the world’s population. Recently, British bluebells have faced competition from Spanish bluebells. These paler-coloured ...