Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height:	12 to 18 inches (30-45cm)
Plant Spread:	9 to 12 inches (23-30cm)
Leaves:	Spring ephemeral
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Blue Pink White
Flower Time:	Spring
Underground structures:	Bulb
Uses:	Will Naturalize
Resistances:	Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods:	Offsets Bulbs
Miscellaneous:	Goes Dormant

Common names

Spanish Bluebell
Wood Hyacinth

Botanical names

Accepted: Hyacinthoides hispanica
Synonym: Scilla hispanica

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Location: My garden, Willow Valley Communities, Lakes Campus, Willow Street, Pennsylvania
Date: 2022-05-11

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Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2022-04-24

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Location: My Garden, Arvada, Colorado
Date: May

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Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-03-24

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Attracts #Bees & Other #Insects #Pollination

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-04-07
Spanish Bluebells 012

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2007-03-31

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Location: Beautiful Tennessee, my garden
Date: 2018-04-19

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Location: My Gardens
Date: June 1, 2008
In Moderate Shade #Pollination #Bees

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Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2018-04-09

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Location: My Caffeinated Garden, Grapevine, TX
Date: 2019-04-01
Putting on a wonderful show this year!

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Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-05-23
Hyacinthoides hispanica

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Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2022-05-19

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Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2022-05-27

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Location: Coastal WA 9A
Date: 2023-05-01
A beautiful weed in my garden.

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-04-07
Spanish Bluebells 011

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Location: in my shade garden garden
Date: 04-18-2020
Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica)

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Location: in my shade garden garden
Date: 2001-2007
Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica)

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Location: at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Date: 2001-2007
Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica)

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Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2022-05-24

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Location: my garden Zone 7A
Date: 2012-03-19

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Location: Southern Pines, NC (Boyd House garden)
Date: April 5, 2022
Spanish Blue bell #28 nn; LHB p. 234, 33-44-?, previously Hyacint

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-05-07

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Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
Date: 2020-10-23

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Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2018-05-08

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Location: in my shade garden garden
Date: 04-26-2020
Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica)

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Location: in my shade garden garden
Date: 04-19-2020
Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica)

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Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: May 05, 2018

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-17

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-04-26

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Location: Beautiful Tennessee, my garden
Date: 2019-04-05
Long blue spur on stalk?

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Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: May 03, 2018
On some websites, these are called 'Pink Bells'

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-05-13

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2007-04-27

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Location: Long Island, NY
Date: 2013-05-10

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2007-05-10
3:38 pm. As the foliage emerged, the deer ate the tips off.

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-05-10
6:07 pm. Huge clumps of bulbs grow together, and many bulbs emer

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Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
credit: Stemonitis

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-04-06
Spanish Blue Bell 001

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Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-04-30

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2007-05-26
6:12 am. Bluebells nestled at the foot of the English Walnut tre

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Location: i
Date: 2012-03-11
early spring growth

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-05-06

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-05-11

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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-09-23

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Location: Indiana zone 5
they come in pink too

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Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Nov 6, 2009

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Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-05-07

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Location: my brothers garden, Vichte, Belgium
Date: 2008-04-27

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Comments:

Posted by kousa (Southeast PA - Zone 6b) on Mar 21, 2019 7:37 AM concerning plant:

This bulb grows and multiplies like weeds. They pop up everywhere. Maybe good in a natural setting but not good in beds with permanent planting such as roses and peonies.

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Posted by sallyg (central Maryland - Zone 7b) on May 14, 2020 5:17 PM concerning plant:

I have had both blue and white for years from a plant swap. I do not know if they were originally of any cultivar. The white ones multiply a lot (can be too much) and form seed heads (which may be how they multiply so much.) The blue ones seem sterile with no seed heads and do not multiply or spread nearly as much for me.

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Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Nov 1, 2011 7:32 PM concerning plant:

In cultivation historically since at least 1601.

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Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 29, 2011 5:59 PM concerning plant:

Great naturalizing plants which grow very well in shade or mixed sun. Bulbs are planted in fall and flowers in the spring after which folliage dies back.

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Plant Events from our members
gardengus	On April 29, 2014	Bloomed
dragonfetti	On March 23, 2015	Plant emerged
dragonfetti	On November 26, 2014	Seeds sown Planted in south box of compass garden. Package said "Wood Hyacinths".
Seedfork	On March 25, 2015	Obtained plant Obtained in trade from Kay, planted the same day.
paleohunter	On November 14, 2020	Transplanted
WebTucker	On April 5, 2022	Bloomed
SuperHappyCamper	On September 15, 2022	Obtained plant Purchased from Pike's Nursery.

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