JDog Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 ............ for staying local. This is the wood opposite my house. Sadly the 'bluebells' are not native. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Hi JD What a wonderful sight that carpet of blue. A sight for sore eyes! Can you expand on what you mean when you say they are not native? atb 7diaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 They came on holiday but are now stuck here due to travel restrictions🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 the dogs are not observing social distansing.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 2 hours ago, 7daysinaweek said: Hi JD What a wonderful sight that carpet of blue. A sight for sore eyes! Can you expand on what you mean when you say they are not native? atb 7diaw They’re Spanish bluebells not English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, SpringDon said: They’re Spanish bluebells not English. Thank you. I take it that they would have been planted by some one then spread naturally. Are bluebells from a bulb, seed or rhizome ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Seed or bulb. The Spanish ones were introduced centuries ago in gardens and seem to outperform the natives. Also there’s a lot of crosses which make them harder to tell apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 SpringDon had answered the question. In fact I believe that they are Spanish bluebells which have hybridised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 I spy a wood nynth 🕵️😂😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 4 hours ago, JDog said: SpringDon had answered the question. In fact I believe that they are Spanish bluebells which have hybridised. what would happen if you planted some pure english bluebells amongst the spanish hybrids.......would the hybrids swamp them out ....what would happen ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 7 hours ago, SpringDon said: Seed or bulb. The Spanish ones were introduced centuries ago in gardens and seem to outperform the natives. Also there’s a lot of crosses which make them harder to tell apart. 4 hours ago, JDog said: SpringDon had answered the question. In fact I believe that they are Spanish bluebells which have hybridised. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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