Hat das schon mal jemand erlebt? Ich habe diese „Englischen Glockenblumen“ gekauft, die als „Native Seeds“ verkauft werden, aber das Laub beginnt zu sprießen und die Blattstruktur ist ziemlich breit und fest…. Nicht die Blattstrukturen englischer Glockenblumen…. Werde ich verrückt oder hatte jemand schon einmal einen Fall, bei dem die Samen falsch etikettiert waren?
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If you bought them from Amazon I wouldn’t be surprised they’re not as described.
They’re a nightmare. I planted 10 bulbs 20 years ago, I’m still trying to get rid of them, they spread like wildfire
there is no regulation over “native”, “wild” , “natural” so its almost always a scam
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English bluebells (*Hyacinthoides non-scripta*) are protected, native UK plants with deeply scented, violet-blue, nodding flowers on one side of a drooping stem, and creamy-white pollen. Conversely, Spanish bluebells (*H. hispanica*) are non-native, more upright, unscented, and have pale blue, wider flowers with blue pollen, often outcompeting natives.
Yes, over the years I’ve bought all sorts of ‘wild’ or ‘native’ seeds, from the high street and online, only to discover they were unwanted, and sometimes invasive, cultivars. I now stick to emorsgate seeds and have not had ant problems with them.
You bought bluebells from Amazon? Mate those aren’t Spanish Bluebells, they’re Chinese Knockoff Bluebells Hand Bagged by Child Slave Labourers.
Complain to Amazon and they’ll do bugger all as long as they’re making a profit.
When in England, English bluebells. Spanish varient are thicker stemmed and generally bigger all over.
I’ve had this from other places, I think National trust and English heritage. Either they are bad at sourcing, or it really is just that you can’t get wild, and the native species line that is farmed and available to buy is bit exactly the same, but is the same species.
I still have doubts too, especially with how happily Spanish makes fertile hybrids. Edit: sharing pictures of what’s come up might help be more certain?
If you bought them from a random Amazon or eBay store which is all Chinese crap, if they are actually even bluebells you are doing better than expected
It’s quite possible they are the hybrid variety, the cross between our native bluebells and Spanish bluebells.
For the love of god, if they are Spanish bluebells, rip them out.
I have no idea where they came from but my garden is covered in them. Every year I pull out literally like a hundred or so and they always always come back. Fecking hate them and no idea why anyone (not OP) would plant them.
I wouldn’t trust Amazon sellers as far as I could throw them
I was reading up on this last year… Apparently majority of seeds sold as “English” will be Spanish or hybrid (which are more difficult to distinguish).
Your best bet is buying established plants in the green 👍
English bluebells are darker , have a narrow bell, and more of a droop, the picture doesn’t do them justice. But definitely looks English.
Never buy seeds from Amazon or eBay or temu or any of these garbage places.
You’ll be able to tell if they are English Bluebells when they bloom. English Bluebells tend to have flowers on one side of the stem only, and droop. Spanish Bluebells have flowers cover the whole stem and grow a lot more upright.
Spanish Bluebells are becoming quite invasive and we’re actually finding hybrids of the two growing in urban areas across the country now!
Anybody ever successfully germinated bluebell seed here?
Pretty wild seeds are normally quite good
Bluebells are really really hard to grow from seed btw, get the bulbs
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So update…. I think they’re Spanish? Anyone else know based off the leaves?