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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Fruit

Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa
Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii
Ribes rubrum 'White Pearl', Ribes rubrum 'White Icicle'

Number of Varieties

204
0 40000
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Habitat

Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges
Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-103-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
7-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm120.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.00 cm120.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Yellow, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow
Maple shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring
Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

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

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
occasional watering once established, 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

Soil Type

Loam
Loam

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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Birds

Allergy

Pollen
Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Fruits, Whole plant

Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for Landscaping
Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HYACINTHOIDES hispanica
RIBES rubrum 'White Dutch'

Common Name

Spanish Bluebell
White Currant, Skunk Currant, Pink Currant, Yellow Currant

In Hindi

Bluebell plant
White Currant

In German

Endymion Pflanze
Weiße Ribisel

In French

plante Bluebell
Ribes sativum

In Spanish

planta Bluebell
grosella blanca

In Greek

φυτό Bluebell
white currant

In Portuguese

planta Bluebell
groselha-branca

In Polish

Bluebell roślin
biała porzeczka

In Latin

Bluebell herba
Ribes glandulosum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Rosales

Family

Liliaceae
Grossulariaceae

Genus

Hyacinthoides
Ribes

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Hyacintheae
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Subfamily

Scilloideae
-

Number of Species

11100
1 27800
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Difference Between Bluebell and White Currant

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Importance of Bluebell and White Currant

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bluebell and White Currant. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bluebell and White Currant 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 White Currant is Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B and Vitamin C. Bluebell has beauty benefits as follows: while White Currant has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Bluebell vs White Currant

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