Well hello, pretty little thing! I planted these bluebells as bare bulbs 2 springs ago. The first year I thought they died as they didn't come up. Last year I got leaves, and this year they are finally flowering!! They're about 20 cm high right now. I think they're neat because the buds start pink and then open blue, making the plant look like it has multi-coloured flowers.
They go dormant after they bloom so I planted them around some hostas, which are only just now starting to come up. That way, I get spring flowers and foliage before the hostas appear, then when the bluebells go dormant, the hostas take over. Perfect partners.
These also like moist shade, just like hostas. If you want to move some around, it's best to mark the spot in spring (so you can find them later) and move them in fall. They seem to take a while to get established.
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