Common Spindle

Bluebell

About Common Spindle and Bluebell

Common Spindle

Bluebell

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa

Types

Euonymus europaeus

Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii

Number of Varieties

1520

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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-74-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

9-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm15.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

High amounts of nutrients, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Allergy

Asthma

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus

HYACINTHOIDES hispanica

Common Name

European spindle

Spanish Bluebell

In Hindi

आम धुरी

Bluebell plant

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel

Endymion Pflanze

In French

axe commun

plante Bluebell

In Spanish

husillo Común

planta Bluebell

In Greek

κοινή άξονα

φυτό Bluebell

In Portuguese

eixo comum

planta Bluebell

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona

Bluebell roślin

In Latin

commune fusum

Bluebell herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Liliales

Family

Celastraceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Euonymus

Hyacinthoides

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Hyacintheae

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Number of Species

3011

1 27800

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Properties of Common Spindle and Bluebell

Wondering what are the properties of Common Spindle and Bluebell? We provide you with everything About Common Spindle and Bluebell. Common Spindle doesn't have thorns and Bluebell doesn't have thorns. Also Common Spindle does not have fragrant flowers. Common Spindle has allergic reactions like Asthma and Bluebell has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 Common Spindle and Bluebell and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Spindle and Bluebell

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

Common Spindle and Bluebell Physical Information

Common Spindle and Bluebell physical information is very important for comparison. Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Bluebell height is 30.00 cm and width 15.00 cm. The color specification of Common Spindle and Bluebell are as follows:

Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green
Bluebell flower color: White, Blue, Pink and Blue Violet
Bluebell leaf color: Green

Care of Common Spindle and Bluebell

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