White bluebells (1 Viewer)

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GeorgeMac

Sutherland

• May 27, 2020

• #1

Discovered these on my walk this morning. As far as I can ascertain, there are two varieties of white bluebells, unpigmented bluebells and a Spanish immigrant. Anyone know which these are? They were growing among normal bluebells. Beautiful flowers.

 

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Andy Adcock

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• May 27, 2020

• #2

Shouldn't they be called 'White Bells'.......

They are lovely, I was going to take my Russian wife to see them this year until Covid happened, will have to wait until next year now I guess.

 

KC Foggin

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• May 27, 2020

• #3

Don't know but they sure are beautiful!

 

foresttwitcher

Virtually unknown member

• May 27, 2020

• #4

I believe the yellow stamen on the white bluebell indicates it is a white flowered version of the native species. I understand that Spanish bluebells have blue stamens. Although, I guess the lack of pigment in the petals could have the same effect on the stamen!

 

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aeshna5

Well-known member

• May 28, 2020

• #5

Spanish Bluebells are rather rare in the wild over here. What is usually reported as them is the vigorous hybrid, Hyacinthoides x massartiana.

 

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GeorgeMac

Sutherland

• May 28, 2020

• #6

White native then. I'll keep my eyes open, see if they are in any other areas around the village.

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• May 29, 2020

• #7

White variant of the hybrid H. x massartiana - a popular garden cultivar. The flower shape is wrong for the native species.

 

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GeorgeMac

Sutherland

• May 29, 2020

• #8

It's a cross between the two? Thanks very much Nutcracker.

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• May 29, 2020

• #9

Yes, a hybrid between the native H. non-scripta and Iberian H. hispanica :t:

 

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GeorgeMac

Sutherland

• May 30, 2020

• #10

This place is far better education than school ever was.