Bluebell/Wilde hyacint

Description:

Hyacinthoides non-scripta is a perennial plant that grows from a bulb. It produces 3–6 linear leaves, all growing from the base of the plant, and each 7–16 millimetres (0.28–0.63 in) wide. An inflorescence of 5–12 (exceptionally 3–32) flowers is borne on a stem up to 500 mm (20 in) tall, which droops towards the tip;[2] the flowers are arranged in a 1-sided pyramidal raceme. Each flower is 14–20 mm (0.55–0.79 in) long, with two bracts at the base, and the six tepals are strongly recurved at their tips. The tepals are violet–blue. The three stamens in the outer whorl are fused to the perianth for more than 75% of their length, and bear cream-coloured pollen. The flowers are strongly and sweetly scented. The seeds are black, and germinate on the soil surface.

Habitat:

is a bulbous perennial plant, found in Atlantic areas from north-western Spain to the British Isles, and also frequently used as a garden plant.

Notes:

Here I show a few close ups of this beautiful plant that grows wild and forms a blue tapestry in the woods of Hallerbos by this time of the year. In the next spotting I show images of the woods with this carpet of bluebells. The scent is also particularly nice all over the place.