Bluebell

Common Rush

About Bluebell and Common Rush

Bluebell

Common Rush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA5

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-106-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.00 cm61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet

Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Long hair-like leaves

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs, Seedlings

Divison, reseeds

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Does not require regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

High amounts of nutrients, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Free of serious pests and diseases

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Bumblebees, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for Landscaping

woven into the covering of tatami mats

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HYACINTHOIDES hispanica

JUNCUS effusus

7.2 Common Name

Spanish Bluebell

Soft Rush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bluebell plant

Soft Rush

7.2.2 In German

Endymion Pflanze

Soft Rush

7.2.3 In French

plante Bluebell

Soft Rush

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta Bluebell

Soft Rush

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Bluebell

Soft Rush

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Bluebell

Soft Rush

7.2.7 In Polish

Bluebell roślin

Soft Rush

7.2.8 In Latin

Bluebell herba

Soft Rush

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Poales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Juncaceae

8.6 Genus

Hyacinthoides

Juncus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Hyacintheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Scilloideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

11NA

1 27800

Properties of Bluebell and Common Rush

Wondering what are the properties of Bluebell and Common Rush? We provide you with everything About Bluebell and Common Rush. Bluebell doesn't have thorns and Common Rush doesn't have thorns. Also Bluebell does not have fragrant flowers. Bluebell has allergic reactions like Pollen and Common Rush has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bluebell and Common Rush and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bluebell and Common Rush

Season and care of Bluebell and Common Rush is important to know. While considering everything about Bluebell and Common Rush Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bluebell season is Spring and Common Rush season is Spring. The type of soil for Bluebell is Loam and for Common Rush is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bluebell is Acidic, Neutral and for Common Rush is Acidic, Neutral.

Bluebell and Common Rush Physical Information

Bluebell and Common Rush physical information is very important for comparison. Bluebell height is 30.00 cm and width 15.00 cm whereas Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Bluebell and Common Rush are as follows:

Bluebell flower color: White, Blue, Pink and Blue Violet
Bluebell leaf color: Green
Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green

Care of Bluebell and Common Rush

Care of Bluebell and Common Rush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bluebell pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bluebell needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Rush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.