Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa
China
Types
Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii
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Number of Varieties
202
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40000
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Habitat
Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges
Hills, Lower slopes, open Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-104-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm180.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet
Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Brown, Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
Lobed
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
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Fertilizers
High amounts of nutrients, organic fertlizers
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Birds
Allergy
Pollen
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bark, Stem
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for Landscaping
Used as firewood, Used for woodware, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
HYACINTHOIDES hispanica
EUONYMUS phellomanus
Common Name
Spanish Bluebell
Cork Oak
In Hindi
Bluebell plant
कॉर्क ट्री
In German
Endymion Pflanze
Cork Tree
In French
plante Bluebell
Arbre de Cork
In Spanish
planta Bluebell
Árbol de corcho
In Greek
φυτό Bluebell
Cork Tree
In Portuguese
planta Bluebell
Cork Tree
In Polish
Bluebell roślin
Cork Tree
In Latin
Bluebell herba
Cork ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Liliales
Fagales
Family
Liliaceae
Celastraceae
Genus
Hyacinthoides
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Hyacintheae
Mirini
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Mirinae
Number of Species
1150
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27800
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