Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa
Types
Populus tremuloides
Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii
Number of Varieties
420
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40000
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Habitat
Forest margins, gardens, Roadsides, Woodlands
Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-84-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Blue Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water more in summer
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
High amounts of nutrients, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Pulp
Flowers
Other Uses
Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used in construction
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
POPULUS tremuloides
HYACINTHOIDES hispanica
Common Name
Quaking Aspen
Spanish Bluebell
In Hindi
Quaking Aspen
Bluebell plant
In German
Zitterpappel
Endymion Pflanze
In French
tremble
plante Bluebell
In Spanish
Temblor Aspen
planta Bluebell
In Greek
τρεμώδεις Aspen
φυτό Bluebell
In Portuguese
Quaking Aspen
planta Bluebell
In Polish
Quaking Aspen
Bluebell roślin
In Latin
Tremens Quisque
Bluebell herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Liliales
Family
Salicaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Populus
Hyacinthoides
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Saliceae
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
-
Scilloideae
Number of Species
3511
1
27800
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