Excelsior Spanish bluebell
Hyacinthoides hispanica 'Excelsior'
A.M.-B.C. 1932, F.C.C.-B.C. 1933, A.M.-R.H.S. 1956, Jubileumgetuigschrift 2010
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall9+ inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Purple blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Excelsior' Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica 'Excelsior') is a bulb for borders, containers, woodland gardens, and naturalized drifts. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It bears purple blue flowers from early to late spring, and bees visit the blooms. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. The clumps grow quickly.
Pairs well with Lungwort, Yellow trout-lily, and Sedge.