Can you get white bluebells?

White Bluebells “Very occasionally, within a population of bluebells, a genetic mutation may occur, which results in a white flowered bluebell. It is estimated that the proportion of blue to white flowered bluebells is 10,000 : 1.

What month do you plant bluebell bulbs?

autumn
The perfect time to plant bluebell bulbs is in the early autumn (September/October time). Plant bulbs at least 10cm deep and 10cm apart, and make sure that the pointed end is facing upwards.

Can English bluebells be white?

English bluebells often come in white, but never, ever in pink.

Is it illegal to grow bluebells?

The bluebell is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981). This means digging up the plant or bulb in the countryside is prohibited and landowners are prohibited from removing bluebells from their land to sell.

What are the white bluebells called?

These white bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica ‘White City’) are vigorous, easy to grow and excellent naturalisers. Plant them in autumn and they’ll flower the following April with graceful white nodding blooms.

What are the flowers that look like white bluebells?

Allium triquetrium (snowbell) is a plant you might have considered as many other things, possibly a white bluebell, wild garlic or maybe a snowdrop.

Do bluebells multiply?

Although the native English bluebell and the larger Spanish bluebell are often grown in gardens, they can multiply and become a nuisance, requiring control.

Is it too late to plant bluebell bulbs?

You can plant dry bluebell bulbs in autumn but you’re more likely to have success by planting the bulbs ‘in the green’, in late spring. Divide and replant the clumps after flowering and before the leaves die back. Bluebell seeds can take several months to germinate and need a period of cold weather to get them going.

What is the name for white bluebells?

Hyacinthoides hispanica
These white bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica ‘White City’) are vigorous, easy to grow and excellent naturalisers.

What are the white flowers that look like bluebells?

Allium triquetrium (snowbell) is a plant you might have considered as many other things, possibly a white bluebell, wild garlic or maybe a snowdrop. This could be why it has attributed so many names, most commonly; three-cornered garlic, three-cornered leek, onion weed, three-sided snowbell, to name a few.

Can I buy bluebells?

You can buy bulbs either in spring ‘in the green’ (during active growth) when it is believed they are more likely to establish successfully, or as dry bulbs at other times of the year. Buy bluebell bulbs at any time of year.