Growing Bluebells Care Of Wood Hyacinth Bluebells

Growing Bluebells:

Plant the bulbs in well drained soil with a high organic content.
These flowers prefer partial sun or shade in Southern areas and and full sun in Northern areas.
Bluebells make for great companions to hostas, ferns, and other wooden-area loving plants.

Do bluebells need deadheading?
How do you take care of bluebells?
What do bluebells need to survive?
What do you do with hyacinth bulbs after they bloom?
Is it illegal to pick bluebells?
Do bluebells multiply?
What to do with bluebells when they have finished flowering?
How do you encourage bluebells to spread?
Are bluebells poisonous to dogs?
Are bluebells poisonous to cats?
Are bluebells poisonous to touch?
Why do bluebells grow before trees?

Do bluebells need deadheading?

If you leave them a bit longer the leaves will have time to fatten up the bulbs for next year. The longer you can stand leaving the leaves in place, the better your bluebell flowers will be next year. You can take the dead flower heads off though if you like.

How do you take care of bluebells?

Bluebells grow well in either sun or partial shade, but do better out of direct, strong sunlight. They prefer a humus-rich, moist, but well-drained soil that doesn't dry out in summer.

What do bluebells need to survive?

3) They use fructans as reserve carbohydrates: While most plants use glucose and build starch or cellulose, bluebells predominantly convert sunlight into fructose, from which they build fructans. This adaptation allows them to photosynthesise at temperatures below 10°C.

What do you do with hyacinth bulbs after they bloom?

After flowering, you can plant indoor hyacinths in the garden where they'll bloom the next spring. Hyacinths grown in the ground require very little maintenance. As soon as the flowers fade, deadhead them, making sure to leave the foliage to die back naturally to feed the bulb for next year.

Is it illegal to pick bluebells?

The bluebell is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981). This means digging up the plant or bulb in the countryside is prohibited and landowners are prohibited from removing bluebells from their land to sell.

Do bluebells multiply?

Although the native English bluebell and the larger Spanish bluebell are often grown in gardens, they can multiply and become a nuisance, requiring control.

What to do with bluebells when they have finished flowering?

Aftercare. After flowering has finished for the season leave the foliage in place; don't cut it off. The leaves will gather sunlight, create food through photosynthesis and strengthen the bulbs for the future. Please note that bluebells in the green can take several years to establish themselves after transplanting.

How do you encourage bluebells to spread?

If you want to help your bluebells spread, lift and divide bulbs after flowering. If your bluebells thrive, spreading will also happen naturally via bulb division and seed. Dense clumps of bluebells may eventually out-compete more delicate spring plants or spread to the 'wrong' place in your garden.

Are bluebells poisonous to dogs?

Bluebells. Bluebell plants and bulbs contain 'scillarens', chemicals that reduce the heart rate. This can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, lethargy and disorientation in dogs.

Are bluebells poisonous to cats?

It is very rare for a cat to ingest enough for more serious symptoms, which can involve heart problems and even tremors or convulsions. Amaryllis, Hyacinths and Bluebells are quite closely related and contain similar toxins, so again, if your cat has an inordinate interest in them, consider rehoming the plants!

Are bluebells poisonous to touch?

All parts of the bluebell plant contain toxic glycocides that are poisonous to humans, dogs, horses and cattle. Bluebell sap is believed to cause dermatitis and skin irritation. ...

Why do bluebells grow before trees?

They are often associated with ancient woodlands. Bluebells are well adapted to life in woodlands. In the spring they flower before the surrounding trees come out in full leaf. ... Bluebells are able to grow quickly in the spring because they have an energy store in the form of a bulb.