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Garden Express :: Bulbs - Spring Flowering :: Spanish Bells (Scilla)
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Spanish Bells (Scilla) |
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Spanish Bells (also known as Bluebells or Scilla) are bulbs that will happily grow just about anywhere. Excellent under a deciduous tree. They have small bells of pink, white or blue with strong green foliage.
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Scilla Blue
Code: SCIBLU
Hyacinthoides hispanica
Spanish bluebells have large pale blue, bell-shaped flowers. They will grow in full sun to part shade and grow 25-40cm high. They flower from September to October.
10 bulbs for $8.10
25 bulbs for $18.20
50 bulbs for $32.80
| Available Jan-May unless sold out |
Price: $8.10
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Scilla Mixed
Code: SCIMXD
Hyacinthoides hispanica
A mix of the 3 coloured Spanish bluebells. Large pale blue, soft pink and white bell-shaped flowers They will grow in full sun to part
shade and grow 25-40cm high. They flower from September to October.
10 bulbs for $8.10
25 bulbs for $18.20
50 bulbs for $32.80
100 bulbs for $52.50
| Available Jan-May unless sold out |
Price: $8.10
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Scilla Pink
Code: SCIPIN
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Hyacinthoides hispanica
Less common variety of Spanish bluebells with soft pink bell-shaped flowers. They will grow in full sun to part
shade and grow 25-40cm high. They flower from September to October.
10 bulbs for $6.50
25 bulbs for $14.60
50 bulbs for $26.00
| Available Jan-May unless sold out |
Price: $6.50
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Scilla White
Code: SCIWHI
Hyacinthoides hispanica
Less common variety of Spanish bluebells with white bell-shaped flowers. They will grow in full sun to part
shade and grow 25-40cm high. They flower from September to October.
10 bulbs for $8.10
25 bulbs for $18.20
50 bulbs for $32.80
| Available Jan-May unless sold out |
Price: $8.10
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Spanish Bells (Scilla) Planting and Growing Guide |
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Common names: Spanish Bells, Scilla and Bluebells
Botanical name: Hyacinthoides hispanica
Family name: Hyacinthaceae
Plant type: Bulb
Size: 40-45cm H x 10cm W
Planting time: Autumn
Planting width: 10cm
Depth: 8cm
Flowering: Late spring
Positioning: Will do best in a shade area, or in a position that receives morning sun and afternoon shade.
General information: Suitable for temperate and Mediterranean climates. Does best in cooler climates with temperatures down to 0°C.
Watering: Requires regular soakings in spring, but during summer can be kept dry.
Fertilising: Work
compost, leaf meld or rotted manure through the soil before planting, this will increase fertility and improve drainage, then
fertilise every winter when foliage appears.
Soil: Well drained, rich in organic matter.
Lifting & storage: Generally a
carefree plant that you can forget about, Spanish Bells enjoy being left to thicken into clumps. Digging may be necessary
every 2-3 years or so to divide clumps into smaller groups. If digging is required do so in January.
Pests: Pests and disease are rare.
Tips: To tell which way to plant them, look for scales folded around each other, this is the top and should be planted
with the top facing up though they will soon adapt if planted wrong way up. Once you have planted them, add a 10cm thick layer of mulch to insulate. Each spring remove
spent flower stems. One of the latest spring flowering bulbs.
Preferred climate zones: Cool, Temperate, Arid
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