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Are these English or Spanish bluebells?

Andy LeedsAndy Leeds Posts: 518
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I always thought these were Spanish, but looking today they are flowering on (mostly) one side, are scented too.  Have I been lucky after all?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Native  image

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    The stamen colour is the easiest way to tell - pale creamy/yellow on native ones

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Andy LeedsAndy Leeds Posts: 518

    Stamen is cream?  Too hard to tell when I don't have a Spanish to check against ?.

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    I think yours might be a bit of a mixture Andy image

    The Spanish ones flare out a bit at the botom of the bell - just like in your photo, and are chunkier and paler than the native ones.

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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