Desert Bluebell Care Tips For Growing Desert Bluebell Flowers

How do you take care of bluebell flowers?

Bluebell flowers tolerate moderate to dry soil. Water the bluebells after planting and every couple of days the first month to stimulate the roots to take hold. Maintaining the bluebells after that involves making sure the plants get around 1 inch of water a week. This can be rain water or water from your garden hose.

What do bluebells need to survive?

If we take a cue from their natural habitat it will be no surprise to learn that bluebells thrive in partial shade, under deciduous trees or shrubs and need moist but well-drained soil.

How do desert bluebells grow?

Site these beauties in a full sun location. They need well-draining soil, either coarse or sandy. Act in late summer or early fall, sprinkling seeds on top of the soil to give them the light they require to grow. Before you start growing desert bluebells, you'll want to know their mature size.

Where do bluebells grow best?

Soil and Site

Can cope with most soils, but prefers a moist, well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter so add plenty of well-rotted manure, leaf mould or garden compost to the soil prior to planting. Bluebells are woodland lovers so plant in partial shade, ideally below deciduous trees or shrubs.

Do bluebells multiply?

Although the native English bluebell and the larger Spanish bluebell are often grown in gardens, they can multiply and become a nuisance, requiring control.

What month do you plant bluebells?

Bluebells can be planted in the spring as ready plants, or more economically as bulbs in the Autumn.

What do you do with dead bluebells?

If you leave them a bit longer the leaves will have time to fatten up the bulbs for next year. The longer you can stand leaving the leaves in place, the better your bluebell flowers will be next year. You can take the dead flower heads off though if you like.

What are pink bluebells called?

Providing masses of colour and flowering with true elegance every spring, Hyacinthoides hispanica 'Queen of Pinks' really is bluebell royalty. If you have a large space to fill, this vigorous pink Spanish Bluebell (possibly more aptly named 'Pinkbell') is a great naturaliser and will be just the ticket.

Can you move bluebells?

Growing Bluebells

Dry bulbs can be purchased and planted in the Autumn. Plant single bulbs six inches deep and six inches apart. You can also transplant them 'In the Green', meaning when they're bearing leaves and flowers.

What do bluebell flowers represent?

In the language of flowers, the bluebell is a symbol of humility, constancy, gratitude and everlasting love. It is said that if you turn a bluebell flower inside-out without tearing it, you will win the one you love, and if you wear a wreath of bluebells you will only be able to speak the truth.

How do you plant California bluebell seeds?

California Bluebell seeds should be started directly outside with optimum germination temperatures of 50 - 55 degrees. Sow the Desert Bluebell wild flower seeds 1/16 inch deep before the last frost of spring. Darkness and shade are two important factors that can help California Bluebell flower seed to germinate.

How do you keep bluebells from spreading?

The only solution is to dig out every scrap of bulb and then to remove the flower heads of any that do grow as soon as they have flowered, to stop the spread of seed.

Do bluebells grow back every year?

Do bluebells come back every year? As a perennial plant, bluebells flower every year.

Are bluebells poisonous to dogs?

Bluebell plants and bulbs contain 'scillarens', chemicals that reduce the heart rate. This can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, lethargy and disorientation in dogs.

How rare are white bluebells?

White Bluebells

“Very occasionally, within a population of bluebells, a genetic mutation may occur, which results in a white flowered bluebell. It is estimated that the proportion of blue to white flowered bluebells is 10,000 : 1. ... Surely the rare and beautiful white bluebell must be even more magical!

Can you plant bluebells and snowdrops together?

A nice mixture of aconites and snowdrops growing in perfect harmony. Many people prefer to plant snowdrops, aconites and bluebells in full leaf, i.e." in the green".

Why do bluebells grow in woods?

Often dominating the forest floor with a violet-blue carpet, affectionately called 'bluebell woods”, bluebells flower and leaf early in Spring and do most of their growing before the woodland canopy closes over. They grow well in old, dense woodland because the thick foliage limits the growth of other competing flora.

How poisonous are bluebells?

All parts of the bluebell plant contain toxic glycocides that are poisonous to humans, dogs, horses and cattle. If any part of the plant is eaten, it can cause serious stomach upset, and if consumed in large quantities, may be fatal. The bulbs are easily mistaken for spring onions or garlic.

Are English bluebells invasive?

English bluebells are more delicate than the sturdy and vigorous Spanish ones. Like Japanese knotweed, bluebells are sometimes considered to be an invasive species where I live. There may be nothing inherently bad about a specific invasive plant.

Why are my bluebells not flowering?

The most common reason for a bulb not flowering is that it has been planted too shallow. Whilst the plant is in leaf, but not flower, is the best time to dig up the bulb and re plant to a greater depth.