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Post by Rosefriend on Sept 7, 2006 10:20:59 GMT
Perhaps could someone help me please.
In all the years that I have lived in Germany I have never been able to get English bluebells- Hyacinthoides non-scripta. All that is offered here is the Scilla hispanica which I have said to various people are not English bluebells.
I never been in England at a time that I could have bought them -apparently they do not store well and need to be re-planted fairly quickly - or so I have been lead to believe.
Now I have also heard that I can get seeds - again I have never seen them here.
I would personally have thought that bulbs would have been better but perhaps someone could enlightened me please.
Also where do I get them.
Thanks
Rosefriend
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2006 10:28:30 GMT
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Post by obelixx on Sept 7, 2006 11:25:37 GMT
Try Dee. She collects seeds from hers for Secret Seeds. You can PM Dee on here and probably google for Secret Seeds.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2006 12:42:42 GMT
Please be very careful buying Bluebell bulbs from ebay, they very rarely turn out to be out native one.
Most of the people selling bulbs on there haven't a clue and just but them cheap from places like Parkers Wholesale and sell them on.
I contacted loads of seller last year that were advertising English Bluebells yet had photo's of Spanish ones. If they don't know the difference how can you trust them?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2006 13:28:39 GMT
Dee the link I gave was for seeds BTW - I think a few choice questions to the seller on ebay might sort the wheat from the chaff  |
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Post by oldmoleskins on Sept 8, 2006 8:13:58 GMT
Rosefriend, I'm going to the Norfolk Garden Show today - I'll see if I can get some there for you!!
OM
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Post by Rosefriend on Sept 8, 2006 8:37:12 GMT
Hey OM
Thanks a lot - I would appreciate it. Hope you have a great time.
Rosefriend
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Post by oldmoleskins on Sept 8, 2006 17:17:50 GMT
Perhaps could someone help me please. In all the years that I have lived in Germany I have never been able to get English bluebells- Hyacinthoides non-scripta. All that is offered here is the Scilla hispanica which I have said to various people are not English bluebells. I never been in England at a time that I could have bought them -apparently they do not store well and need to be re-planted fairly quickly - or so I have been lead to believe. Now I have also heard that I can get seeds - again I have never seen them here. I would personally have thought that bulbs would have been better but perhaps someone could enlightened me please. Also where do I get them. Thanks Rosefriend Well, the good news is, at the Show I found a stall selling bulbs where the guy claimed his were Hyacinthoides non-scripta - and they were clearly labelled as such. We had quite a conversation about Scillas and he blamed the rascally Dutch (personally, I've hardly forgiven them yet for setting fire to our ships in the Thames the other year) for distorting the market with hybrids, and was adamant his were the genuine article. So I bought a couple of hundred, and I'll be PMing you re delivery of your share. For anyone interested in English Bluebells, the company was bulbs4u.co.uk from Mansfield, Notts - please, no-one tell me they're the worst offenders on the "bluebell scam" front!! For what it's worth, I did tell him I was buying on behalf of an Internet gardening Club and that he could expect mass email abuse if he was misleading me. OM |
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 7, 2007 12:36:49 GMT
OM - do you remember sending me those bluebells. Well we shall soon see (hopefully) whether they are non-scripta or not.  well you will have to use your imagination for a while but at least they are coming through. Thanks again - I really am looking forward to seeing them flower. Rosefriend |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Feb 22, 2007 5:34:36 GMT
Oh well done Rose - I planted about 20 bulbs and none have appeared - have a feeling squirrels have had a munch on them. One of the most beautiful of olde england flowers I will have to make do with a walk through the Bluebell wood opposite my house - here is a photo I took in May 2006  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 24, 2007 12:18:51 GMT
What a lovely photo - how lucky you are to be able to see that every year.
I remember years ago being in Sherwood Forest and there are some magnificent parts of the wood there absolutely covered in Bluebells in Spring.
RF
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 27, 2007 13:03:21 GMT
I've found them - the rest of my Bluebells.
In the front garden that doesn't have any sun whatsoever from changing the clocks in October to changing them again in March, the Bluebells have been showing since the beginning of Feb when I took the above photo.
I put some more in the back garden that always gets sun - winter and summer - no bluebells. I have been looking for the past 6 weeks and nothing, - until today when I wanted to plant something and saw tiny bits of green coming though the soil. Why they should be so small at the back where the ground is warmer, I have no idea, but at least I have found them.
Silly I know but it is a little bit of England, which I still miss....
RF
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Post by oldmoleskins on Mar 28, 2007 7:37:25 GMT
Green (and blue) with envy - I'm in the jennywrenn school of non-appearance, and fear the same cause, so it's nice to know yours are giving pleasure.
OM.
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Post by JennyWrenn on Mar 31, 2007 6:55:03 GMT
OM have yurs appeared yet? I will keep trying; maybe next year  |
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Post by oldmoleskins on Mar 31, 2007 7:39:14 GMT
No, not a sign... lots of little pits though...
OM.
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Post by JennyWrenn on Mar 31, 2007 8:26:03 GMT
Yes I had lots of those - but am not sure why - if squirrels - they didnt dig up the tulips which were planted "next door?" - they have come thru - all of them  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2007 0:53:22 GMT
I have Bluebells in my garden lots of leaves and no flowers as yet i will take some photos when they flower and if its what you are after ill post some bulbs to you when they have finished flowering.
Karen
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2007 7:04:11 GMT
I have a few clumps of Bluebells at the bottom of my garden. Have tried to find pictures English Bluebells vs Spanish ones but I can't seem to find any that show me the difference. Can anyone help please with a site that shows them, are they very different looking.
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 7, 2007 7:08:10 GMT
I think the way to spot the difference is the english variety grow flowers on one side of the stem only - just guessing as I think I saw this on the TV last week - and they are not as blowsy as the spanish ones - more delicate
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Post by Dutchy on Apr 12, 2007 7:15:54 GMT
I saw that too Jenny.
It was on gardeners world by mr Monty.
I have the Spanish ones. Much more butch and you can already see that the flowers are around the flower stem.
English blue bells are a protected species and not for sale here.
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Post by Chuckles on Apr 22, 2007 14:24:00 GMT
Just been looking round the garden and some Bluebells are out. Looks to me like I have both sorts, see what you all think. Looks to me like photo 1 is English and possible 2 as well. No 7 looks like I have Grape Hyacinth mixed in with them  Anyone else ID'd theres yet ? 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 22, 2007 14:35:12 GMT
That is quite a difficult one Chuckles - the leaves of the Scilla Hispanica are broader than the Non-scripta and the only one that I saw straight away that could be an English Bluebell is No 6.
I may also be totally wrong - mine aren't out yet - we are about 2 weeks behind the UK. As soon as they are flowering I will take some pics.
RF
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 22, 2007 14:36:14 GMT
What lovely pix - I think No 1 could be English Bluebells - I have just been walking in the wood opp my house which is now totally covered in them - 2moro will bring one back photograph it so we can get a clearer picture The ones I planted never came up jenny x |
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Post by Jonah on Apr 22, 2007 16:13:38 GMT
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Post by MamIDdau on Apr 22, 2007 19:56:03 GMT
Doesn't nickys seeds sell bluebell seeds?
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 24, 2007 18:05:35 GMT
Here is an English Bluebell freshly picked half an hour ago from the wood opposite - I brought three home and felt very guilty; they smell heavenly - it may be out of focus cos it was raining and dark  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 24, 2007 18:08:57 GMT
Gorgeous and the bells seem to be longer and that is why I would say that No 1 and 2 of Chuckles are the Spanish scilla.
Could still be very wrong though.
RF
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 28, 2007 16:24:17 GMT
Here is a pic of my Spanish Bluebells - Scilla Hispanica  To me the bells are more rounded and not so deep blue in colour, however the English Bluebells are not flowering yet. RF |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 13, 2008 9:39:41 GMT
Hey OM - remember the Bluebells - well....this was last year...... and I got one flower - didn't dare take a pic.. and this is a pic of exactly the same spot - they have grown into a lovely little bunch haven't they...hope they flower well.  How are everyone else's English Bluebells growing this year? RF |
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Post by cjhomebird on Mar 13, 2008 10:36:40 GMT
Mine are good thank you.
We have woodland near us which runs across the top of my garden so we have them growing naturally.
CJ
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Anyone else ID'd theres yet ?
