Hyacinthoides Hispanica, Spanish Bluebell



Common name:
Spanish bluebell
Scientific name:
Hyacinthoides hispanica
Main flower color:
Range:
Across most lowland regions of the UK, though not particularly common
Height:
Up to 50 cm
Habitat:
Hedges, woods, rough grassland
Flowers:
Bell-shaped, gradually widening from the base, with six triangular lobes at the tip, not recurved, and two papery bracts at the base of the short petioles. The blue anthers are not exserted. Flowers form in an erect, elongated cluster, not one-sided
Leaves:
Basal, linear, up to 50 cm long and 3.5 cm wide
Season:
April to June
Rarity:
★★★★★