Endymion non-scriptus (English bluebells, Common bluebell.)


Botanical Information

FamilyLiliaceae
GenusEndymion
Speciesnon-scriptus
CategoryPerennials
OriginFound in Atlantic areas from north-western Spain to the British Isles.

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone4 - 9
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone5
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH3 - H7
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Height20 - 25 cm
Flowering PeriodApril, May

Description and Growing Information

LandscapeUses include borders, rock gardens, perennial beds and woodland areas.
Notable SpecimensTrebah Garden Trust, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
HabitatCommon in woods, forestry clearings, on roadsides and in open ground.
Leaf Description3 - 6 linear, shiny, dark green leaves that are about 7 - 16 mm wide, and 20 cm long.
Flower DescriptionLarge pale flowers with less strongly recurved lobe-tips, and a length of 1.2 - 1.8 cm.

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