Which bluebell?

davidbr · #1 (**permalink**) 28-03-2009, 01:11 PM

Can someone please give me an opinion as to whether this early-flowering bluebell is the genuine Spanish (Hyacinthoides hispanica) or just another Hybrid (H. x massartiana)?

I've changed my mind so many times, I thought it was time to ask for some help...

Tiggrx · #2 (**permalink**) 28-03-2009, 01:44 PM

There is a reason you are having trouble deciding which bluebell it is. It isn't one.

It is a Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis). It looks close to the wild form, but garden hyacinth often revert to forms like this when neglected.

KeenTeen17 · #3 (**permalink**) 28-03-2009, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiggrx

There is a reason you are having trouble deciding which bluebell it is. It isn't one.

It is a Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis). It looks close to the wild form, but garden hyacinth often revert to forms like this when neglected.

Yeah its H. orientalis. my bluebells aren't up yet - these are earlier