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Title: Not so common bluebell
Post by: iann on April 27, 2012, 04:18:10 PM

I have what appears to be a genuine white English Bluebell flowering for the first time from seed.  I'd love to post images but I no longer see the option to do that.

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: ronm on April 27, 2012, 04:23:47 PM

Looking forward to seeing those pictures Iann.  :)
The option to post attachments is coming back soon, when the work on the forum is complete. Check out the notice board at the top of the index page. :)

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8988.msg244450#new (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8988.msg244450#new)

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: bulborum on April 27, 2012, 04:40:56 PM

You can try it with a link
Here a test
Hyac. non-scripta  Beauregard

https://plus.google.com/photos/108516029021129842551/albums/5729104113605695601/5736105319701631458?authkey=CIyDoamks4qiAw

Roland

Well this works
just upload with Picasa
and copy the link

probably the same for Flikr and photobucket

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: mark smyth on April 27, 2012, 04:56:44 PM

 ??? That is a pale blue one. Pure white plants grow in my local wood.

I saw two lovely plants that were found in a French woodland earlier this month. A grey one - yes grey and a green one. Both I hope are now in cultivation

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: bulborum on April 27, 2012, 04:59:39 PM

If you know a wild pure white one
I am interested

The pale blue one I found in Beauregard
I have a few to swap

Roland

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: mark smyth on April 27, 2012, 07:47:04 PM

Roland, white bluebells are a common sight and I'm sure they must appear in all woods

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: iann on April 27, 2012, 08:20:43 PM

Let's try this:
(http://www.nartowicz.webspace.virginmedia.com/whitebell-270412a.jpg)
(http://www.nartowicz.webspace.virginmedia.com/whitebell-270412b.jpg)

Not quite the usual forum format but at least you can see them :)

I only had about 20 seedlings so I was surprised to see one of them come up white.

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: bulborum on April 27, 2012, 10:45:24 PM

I have seen millions of bluebells
but still not a single white and pink one in the wild
probably they are less common in Normandy
So I will be happy if someone want to swap
unusual wild collected ones

Roland

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: mark smyth on April 27, 2012, 10:50:04 PM

Roalnd do you grow bracteate bluebells?

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: bulborum on April 27, 2012, 11:01:38 PM

Peter send me two bulbs last year
they are a little bracteate

I collected a paler bluebell from over 60 cm tall  :o
with a 25 cm tall flower-spike

Roland

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: bulborum on April 28, 2012, 07:28:48 AM

Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wellow Woods

(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc520/bulborum/Hyacinthoidesnon-scriptaWellowWoods_6284.jpg)

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: bulborum on April 28, 2012, 07:43:51 AM

Almost out of flower and now 70 cm tall
but the flowers dropped down
I forgot to fix them with binding tape

Roland

(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc520/bulborum/aa_6416.jpg)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc520/bulborum/aa_6418.jpg)

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: mark smyth on April 29, 2012, 06:57:07 PM

went to my local wood today and saw masses of normal bluebells. good number of whites, a few pale almost sky blue flowers and a group of very dark blue flowers.

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: iann on April 30, 2012, 07:09:44 PM

I see all sorts of colours locally but every one I've examined has been a hybrid.  Spanish Bluebells are ubiquitous in gardens round here and it is hard to find an authentic-looking English one anywhere.

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: bulborum on April 30, 2012, 07:53:24 PM

That's why I search a real wild collected white one

Mark are you sure yours are not hybrids
How fare are the gardens away

Roland

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: mark smyth on April 30, 2012, 08:32:49 PM

Here is the wood. Rea's wood runs south from where you see Dublin Road. The wood may be several 1000 years old

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: bulborum on April 30, 2012, 09:38:06 PM

Can you collect one or two white flowering bulbs for me

Roland

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: mark smyth on April 30, 2012, 10:11:34 PM

I cant promise anything. These plants now have special protection in N Ireland. It is illegal to be in possession of any part including seeds.

Locan Conservation Volunteers have a wild flower nursery. They might have some

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: bulborum on April 30, 2012, 10:16:48 PM

Sorry

I didn't now they where protected in N Ireland
Here they aren't

Roland

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: Neil on May 01, 2012, 06:58:35 PM

A white Hyacinthoides non-scripta, doing quite well in my garden

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: Maggi Young on May 01, 2012, 07:05:51 PM

And very nice it is, too.  Did your avatar always have that animation, Neil, or is that new?

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: Neil on May 01, 2012, 08:00:44 PM

No I can't find the non animation one, suppose I should make a new one had this style for 10 years now!

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: Maggi Young on May 01, 2012, 08:08:05 PM

It's fun!

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: Brian Ellis on May 02, 2012, 09:37:55 AM

Seen in a garden yesterday, I know it is a sin to covet them but I do.

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: mark smyth on May 02, 2012, 10:17:41 AM

Brian would you like to get hold of a blue one and white one from me?

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: bulborum on May 02, 2012, 11:26:27 AM

Brian

Maybe you could ask for a few babies
maybe they even would like to grow in Normandy ;D

Roland

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: iann on May 04, 2012, 11:10:22 PM

I'm guessing I'll have a lot of these in a decade or two.  They don't exactly spread fast but they're relentless.

Title: Re: Not so common bluebell
Post by: Brian Ellis on May 05, 2012, 09:39:50 AM

Good to know they don't spread as fast as the others, but is there a way to increase them quickly?