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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree

Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa
Southeastern Asia, India, China

Types

Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii
Tropical Fruit Tree

Number of Varieties

2010
0 40000
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Habitat

Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-1010-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
12-9

Sunset Zone

21,22
H1, H2, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.00 cm1,370.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet
Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green, Yellow green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow
Oblong or Lanceolate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

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

Soil Type

Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

High amounts of nutrients, organic fertlizers
Put diluted fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Chlorosis, Susceptible to insect pests and moulds

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
-

Allergy

Pollen
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, antimicrobial, Astringent, Expectorant

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for Landscaping
Jam, Jelly, used in Indian cuisine in curries

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HYACINTHOIDES hispanica
DILLENIA indica

Common Name

Spanish Bluebell
Chulta, Elephant Apple

In Hindi

Bluebell plant
Elephant Apple

In German

Endymion Pflanze
Elefant von Apple

In French

plante Bluebell
Elephant d'Apple

In Spanish

planta Bluebell
El elefante de Apple

In Greek

φυτό Bluebell
ελέφαντας της Apple

In Portuguese

planta Bluebell
Elefante da Apple

In Polish

Bluebell roślin
Słoń Jabłko

In Latin

Bluebell herba
Elephant Apple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Dilleniales

Family

Liliaceae
Dilleniaceae

Genus

Hyacinthoides
Dillenia

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Hyacintheae
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Subfamily

Scilloideae
-

Number of Species

111
1 27800
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Difference Between Bluebell and Elephant Apple

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Importance of Bluebell and Elephant Apple

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bluebell and Elephant Apple. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bluebell and Elephant Apple as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Bluebell is whereas of Elephant Apple is Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, antimicrobial, Astringent and Expectorant. Bluebell has beauty benefits as follows: while Elephant Apple has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Bluebell vs Elephant Apple

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Bluebell vs Elephant Apple and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Bluebell are Pollen whereas of Elephant Apple have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bluebell has no showy fruits and Elephant Apple has showy fruits. Also Bluebell is flowering and Elephant Apple is not flowering . You can compare Bluebell and Elephant Apple facts and facts of other plants too.