Your garden your choice...but the hatred against the Spanish ones is absolutely ridiculous and really not based on anything concrete in the context of domestic scale gardening. I suppose in the age of nativism in politics it has crept a bit more in horticulture...a field you'd think would be immune being the most international of fields. But hey let's wave that flag and bow to the moron royals 🤣
Um, that's a bit harsh! I like Spain very much, its nothing to do with nationalism thank you very much its about wanting to do my best to support the local wildlife!
I think bluebells are best enjoyed growing in great expanses, I think they need that scale for the flowers to have impact. You could use things like Chionodoxa or Scilla for a similar effect on a smaller scale (they are smaller in every way and result in less dying back foliage).
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
Yes that true @Loxley I've kept mine as they were free.
A patch of ten plants wouldn't give massive amounts of fragrance @Obelixx and they don't look untidy. Had I had a woodland garden I'd agree as en masse they can look spectacular for a couple of weeks.
And this is the clincher for me, they don't stay in flower for long enough to really warrant too much involvement. They add a bit of joy and they go. And we all move on to our more important plants with a much longer season of interest.
I love bluebells. At my parents house, their borders around their lawn area, is covered with them. I have taken numerous clumps from them and planted them in our garden. I've had a single bulb take and flower. All the rest have gone. I'd love mine to grow, let alone spread. 😥
I've read that they can take years to flower, so don't lose hope!
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Um, that's a bit harsh! I like Spain very much, its nothing to do with nationalism thank you very much its about wanting to do my best to support the local wildlife!
I much prefer the delicate arching of the flower stem and the clear blue of the native flower along with the finer foliage.
A patch of ten plants wouldn't give massive amounts of fragrance @Obelixx and they don't look untidy. Had I had a woodland garden I'd agree as en masse they can look spectacular for a couple of weeks.
And this is the clincher for me, they don't stay in flower for long enough to really warrant too much involvement. They add a bit of joy and they go. And we all move on to our more important plants with a much longer season of interest.
Mine never look that pretty, the flowers stay quite small and compact and then shrivel: