Not so common bluebell

[iann]

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.

[ronm]

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

[bulborum]

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

[mark smyth]

  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

[bulborum]

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

[mark smyth]

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

[iann]

Let's try this:



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.

[bulborum]

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

[mark smyth]

Roalnd do you grow bracteate bluebells?

[bulborum]

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

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

Roland

[bulborum]

Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wellow Woods

[bulborum]

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

Roland

[mark smyth]

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.

[iann]

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.

[bulborum]

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