Two tiny plants I would like identified please.

Last post 16-05-2012 8:15 PM by jon jon . 7 replies.

• 15/05/2012 04:50 PM
  Glenvern Location: Yarmouth Joined on: 15 May 2012 Posts: 4	Reply | Contact Also could anyone tell me the names of some Bluebells that are not blue? or are they all just Bluebells? I have seen White, Pink, Dark Red, Light Blue, Medium Blue and Dark Blue (which seem to be the most common). Also what is the difference between a Bluebell and a Harebell?

• 15/05/2012 06:40 PM	In reply to
  Silver surfer Location: South Wales. U.K. Joined on: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 1,419	Reply | Contact Welcome Glenvern. 1. Looks like Oxalis articulata. http://www.floralimages.co.uk/page.php?taxon=oxalis_articulata,1&ad=2 More later!

• 15/05/2012 08:44 PM

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  Silver surfer Location: South Wales. U.K. Joined on: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 1,419

  Reply | Contact 2. Still thinking! This is a long post please go to bottom!  Hope it helps!!!! Bluebells....  The dark blue is probably Hyacinthoides non scripta.The British native bluebell. It is a bulb. It only flowers in spring. The flower heads droop slightly.They are scented. http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?num=10&um=1&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=647&tbm=isch&tbnid=xOhZTI8iT8BcRM:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinthoides_non-scripta&docid=NieSCgnEC_WnHM&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Hyacinthoides_non-scripta_(Common_Bluebell).jpg/220px-Hyacinthoides_non-scripta_(Common_Bluebell).jpg&w=220&h=330&ei=ZbKyT9XNBcf58QPziKCiCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=181&vpy=119&dur=1159&hovh=264&hovw=176&tx=112&ty=134&sig=105050878957448920657&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=145&tbnw=97&start=0&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:70 While the larger ones( less dainty)  are probably Hyacinthoides hispanica, these come in blue, pink and white. These too grow from bulbs. Flower only in spring. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Hyacinthoides+hispanica&um=1&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=647&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=VrGyT_f_BNGn8QPRnvEq ....................................................... Campanula rotundifolia , common name Harebell,is a very cute tiny flower, which cannot be mistaken for a bluebell. It has a rhizomatous  root.It is a perennial plant It flowers from spring right through till autumn. https://www.google.co.uk/search?ix=seb&q=Campanula+rotundifolia&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=0LKyT6GuCY-78gOSksHFCQ&biw=1280&bih=647&sei=0rKyT-_vJ8il8gON0by6BA

• 16/05/2012 07:57 AM	In reply to
  Glenvern Location: Yarmouth Joined on: 15 May 2012 Posts: 4	Reply | Contact Thank you so much for that information, I think that just about covered everything. I do have one more query about the Bluebell, I believe the English Bluebell has its bells appearing all down the stem and the Spanish one clusters at the top. Is that correct?

• 16/05/2012 08:06 AM	In reply to
  Glenvern Location: Yarmouth Joined on: 15 May 2012 Posts: 4	Reply | Contact I think I got that last query the wrong way round according to one of the Google pages you posted, it seems to be the English Bluebell that clusters at the top of the stem. And the Non Blue's are all Spanish (Hispanica).

• 16/05/2012 09:02 AM

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  Reply | Contact Hmm! Both  Native British  bluebell and the Spanish have a flower stalk with flowers on the top! So not quite sure what you mean. Just remember Native bluebells are scented, and the top of the flower stalk bends as if the flowers have got too heavy for the stalk.If you pick one and lay it flat on the ground you will see all the flowers are at the top as well. There is a 3rd bluebell which is a cross between the Native and Spanish bluebells! Hyacinthoides x massartiana. If you want to get technical I recommend you look at the  3  excellent links below. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/british-natural-history/survey-bluebells/bluebell-identification/native/index.html . http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/british-natural-history/survey-bluebells/bluebell-identification/hispanica/index.html . http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/british-natural-history/survey-bluebells/bluebell-identification/hybrid/index.html

• 16/05/2012 01:12 PM	In reply to
  Glenvern Location: Yarmouth Joined on: 15 May 2012 Posts: 4	Reply | Contact This could go on forever so I think I will leave it here. If I need to know what type of Bluebell I am looking at it would appear I have to get down on my hands and knees and sniff it.. lol.. as they all look the same to me.  Thanx for your time... regards

• 16/05/2012 08:15 PM	In reply to
  jon jon Location: stratford on avon Joined on: 18 Sep 2009 Posts: 288	Reply | Contact In general English bluebells have flowers on only one side of the stem ,this is why they bend over,I do have white English Bluebells in my garden,Just to confuse matters