
Spanish Bluebells
- Botanical Name
- Hyacinthoides hispanica
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 9 to 18 inches
- Width
- 9 to 12 inches
- Flowers
- Spring: hanging bell-shaped, held along an upright raceme; shades of pink and blue
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Prefers well-drained, sandy soils
- Does best in dappled part shade
- Plant bulbs in the fall, 3 to 4 inches deep, spacing 4 to 6 inches apart
- Plants naturalize by both offsets and self-seeding
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Excelsior - blue-violet flowers with marine-blue midveins, 12 to 15 inches tall
- Dainty Maid - violet-pink flowers, 12 to 15 inches
- White City - snow white flowers
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