BS: Too early for bluebells?

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Wesley S
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 08:56 AM

The Texas Bluebonnets are in full bloom right now. It's that time of year.

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: GUEST,Cats
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 05:43 AM

Ours have been out for weeks in our garden here in Cornwall. The wild ones in the woods are still opening so hope to have a really long time with them this year. Let's hope that they are still out for May Day. My cowslips have been blooming for over 4 weeks now and let's hope they last until May Day too.

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Flash Company
Date: 07 Apr 08 - 10:08 AM

We always reckoned to pick bluebells for Mum's birthday (30th April)
in Mid Cheshire.
Just looked out the window to see how they are doing and it's bloody snowing again!

FC

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 07 Apr 08 - 03:46 AM

As there were daffodils in full flower in January on the south west Dorset coast this year, I should think the bluebells are just about on time. They may be early by our calendars, but when did you ever see a flower with a diary?

The hyacinths in my garden are over and done, I've not been out there in enough daylight to see if the bluebells are still there. I have had them budding in March before now, but the shrubs that shade that part of the garden haven't been pruned for a while.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: GUEST,Shimrod
Date: 06 Apr 08 - 05:58 PM

Around here (South Manchester, UK) a few Spanish Bluebells (Hyacynthoides hispanica) and their hybrid with English Bluebells seem to be in flower. But the English Bluebells (H. non-scripta) themselves are not making much of a show yet. This is, in my experience, entirely normal.

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: vectis
Date: 06 Apr 08 - 02:27 PM

A big patch alongside the road have been and almost gone already.
South east coast of England.

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Genie
Date: 06 Apr 08 - 01:43 AM

Spaw, you must be as dyslexic as I am. I first read the thread title as --- well, you know -- too. *g*

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Emma B
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 05:39 PM

traditional British bluebells really are at risk from the very invasive Spanish bluebells which hybridise freely.

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Peace
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 05:33 PM

Thank you.

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Janie
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 05:26 PM

click on the links in my first post, Peace, to see both English and Virginia bluebells.

While we are at it, here are Spanish Bluebells.

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Emma B
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 04:10 PM

ooooo!
it must have been the pink ones that did it! :)

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Peace
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 04:07 PM

That musta been really naughty. The link said 403 Forbidden. BAD EMMA!

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Emma B
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 04:05 PM

well..................................

also available in pink :)

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Peace
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 02:25 PM

I take it from reading the posts that bluebells are some sort of plant (flower?). What colour are they?

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Jean(eanjay)
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 10:53 AM

I want to swap mine!

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Jean(eanjay)
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 10:53 AM

The Virginia ones are beautiful.

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Janie
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 10:51 AM

Bobert - I think he is talking about English Bluebells , (scilla)a bulb. I'm guessing you are talking about mertensia, or Virginia Bluebells,

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Jean(eanjay)
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 10:03 AM

Quite a few bluebells in our garden, Harrogate.

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: Bobert
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 09:22 AM

Our bluebells are poked up here at 1700 feet above sea level on the Blue Ridge Mountain in Virginia... No blooms as yet but they are up...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 09:13 AM

Well, we got a nice fresh coating of snow yesterday here in the North of NEW England, but I did hear a robin upon awakening today. And it's been raining steadily for about 24 hours, so although no bluebells, there is hope that spring will come.
There are even little green shoots of bulb-ish things peeking up here and there where there's a little thawed patch.

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: nutty
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 09:10 AM

Spaw ....... I love you

Subject: RE: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: catspaw49
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 08:58 AM

Geeziz! Some guy flashed you in the woods? Did you report it? I think you need to call the pol....................what?..............oh, I see.....................that's blueBELLS..................Sorry....Never mind.........

Spaw

Subject: BS: Too early for bluebells?
From: nutty
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 08:50 AM

A lonely and obviously very confuse bluebell was showing its face this morning, in the woods where I walk my dogs.

This is the North of England and I can't remember ever seeing bluebells this early in the year.

Are they out anywhere else??