Spanish bluebell
Hyacinthoides hispanica
Jubileumgetuigschrift 2010
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 18 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Blue, pink, purple
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica) is a bulb for woodland gardens, naturalized areas, borders, and containers. 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Drooping, bell-shaped, violet-blue flowers appear in spring and have blue anthers. The clumps grow fast and spread to fill a space. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Lungwort, Carlton daffodil, and Sedge.
Native range
SW Europe and N Africa.