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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree

Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada

Types

Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii
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Number of Varieties

2030
0 40000
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Habitat

Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges
Lowland evergreen rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-104-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
7-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm1,370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.00 cm610.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet
Yellow, Red, Coral

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

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Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
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
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring
Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Maritime exposure, Salt water

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs, Seedlings
Layering, 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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

High amounts of nutrients, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Maritime exposure, Salt water

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
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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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Insects

Allergy

Pollen
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

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Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap

Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for Landscaping
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HYACINTHOIDES hispanica
ALNUS rubra

Common Name

Spanish Bluebell
Oregon Alder, Red Alder

In Hindi

Bluebell plant
red alder

In German

Endymion Pflanze
rot-Erle

In French

plante Bluebell
aulne rouge

In Spanish

planta Bluebell
aliso rojo

In Greek

φυτό Bluebell
κόκκινη σκλήθρα

In Portuguese

planta Bluebell
amieiro vermelho

In Polish

Bluebell roślin
czerwony olcha

In Latin

Bluebell herba
red alnus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Fagales

Family

Liliaceae
Betulaceae

Genus

Hyacinthoides
Alnus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Hyacintheae
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Subfamily

Scilloideae
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Number of Species

1135
1 27800
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Difference Between Bluebell and Red Alder

If you are confused whether Bluebell or Red Alder are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Bluebell and Red Alder Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Bluebell are High amounts of nutrients and organic fertlizers, whereas for Red Alder fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Nitrogen. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Bluebell and Red Alder if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Bluebell and Red Alder

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bluebell and Red Alder. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bluebell and Red Alder 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 Red Alder is Anodyne, Appetizer and Astringent. Bluebell has beauty benefits as follows: while Red Alder has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Bluebell vs Red Alder

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 Red Alder 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 Red Alder have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bluebell has no showy fruits and Red Alder has showy fruits. Also Bluebell is flowering and Red Alder is not flowering . You can compare Bluebell and Red Alder facts and facts of other plants too.