{"id":23038,"date":"2021-03-04T13:46:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T13:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/?p=23038"},"modified":"2021-12-17T10:26:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T10:26:34","slug":"identify-bluebells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/03\/04\/identify-bluebells\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluebells (Hyacinthoides Nonscripta) Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2><strong>Bluebells \/ Spring \/ Poisonous<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-23038 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/03\/04\/identify-bluebells\/blue-bell\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Blue-bell-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Blue-bell-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Blue-bell-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Blue-bell-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26002'>\n\t\t\t\tBluebells in a glade\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/03\/04\/identify-bluebells\/bluebell\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bluebell-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bluebell-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bluebell-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bluebell-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26003'>\n\t\t\t\tBluebell flowers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/03\/04\/identify-bluebells\/f5c7916e-d4c2-4c9b-9963-befe74a14026\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/f5c7916e-d4c2-4c9b-9963-befe74a14026-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/f5c7916e-d4c2-4c9b-9963-befe74a14026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/f5c7916e-d4c2-4c9b-9963-befe74a14026-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/f5c7916e-d4c2-4c9b-9963-befe74a14026-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26004'>\n\t\t\t\tBluebells in woodland \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\r\n<h2><strong>Common names<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Bluebell<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Botanical Name<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Hyacinthoides Nonscripta<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Known Hazards<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>The whole plant is toxic<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Could be confused with<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/03\/04\/identify-three-cornered-leek\/\">Three cornered leek<\/a>, Snow drops when young shoots are emerging<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Range and Distribution<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Fairly common throughout UK and Western Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Habitat<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Woodland garden in dappled shade, shady edges of woods\u00a0 and\u00a0 hedgerows.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Physical Characteristics of Bluebells<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2>Leaf<\/h2>\r\n<p>A small bulb growing into long thin waxy leaves which are C shaped veins.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24234\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bluebell-scaled-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bluebell-scaled-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bluebell-scaled-1-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bluebell-scaled-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bluebell-scaled-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bluebell-scaled-1.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2>Flowers<\/h2>\r\n<p>It has bell-like flowers, each flower with 6 blue\/lilac petals.<\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_26003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26003\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26003\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bluebell-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bluebell-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bluebell-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bluebell-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bluebell-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bluebell-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bluebell-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bluebell.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bluebell flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2>Smell<\/h2>\r\n<p>This plant has a pleasant floral smell<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Edible Use<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>This plant is toxic, do not eat.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Herbal<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>The bulb has diuretic properties and can help stop bleeding<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>It can take years for bluebells to recover from damage by footfall, if the leaves are crushed they cannot photosynthesize and starve and die.<br \/>Consuming bluebells can cause severe gastric upset which in some cases can be fatal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bluebells \/ Spring \/ Poisonous Common names Bluebell Botanical Name Hyacinthoides Nonscripta Known Hazards The whole plant is toxic Could be confused with Three cornered leek, Snow drops when young shoots are emerging Range and Distribution Fairly common throughout UK and Western Europe.\u00a0 Habitat Woodland garden in dappled shade, 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