Gardening Questions Bluebells
Bluebells
Asked on 28 Apr, 2008
I have been given Bluebells from three friends but the flowers have all turned white.Why is this.They were blue in my friends garden.
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29 Apr, 2008
They have changed from blue to white.
29 Apr, 2008
Were they already in flower when your friends gave you the plants? If so, it may be that the flowers have simply died off as a result of the shock of being moved. If the flowers are healthy, however, then it's a mystery!
29 Apr, 2008
I think you will have to wait until next year now and see what happens. Sorry I don't have the answer. By the way, if you want to buy Bluebells, you do know to buy them 'in the green' and not from bulbs, do you? They are like snowdrops, you get a much higher success rate doing that!
29 Apr, 2008
They were still green when I planted them and I have had them about four years always white .But they look really healthy flowers.
29 Apr, 2008
Very odd. Maybe they had a shock or saw a ghost....LOL. Sorry I have no more (sensible) ideas. I reckon - just enjoy!
29 Apr, 2008
I heard once that in some plants the color of the flowers has to do with the acidity or composition of the soil...maybe it's that way for bluebells? Just a thought!
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29 Apr, 2008
Are they producing healthy white bluebells or do you mean that they started blue and then changed to white? I have English bluebells that are white in my garden, and also pink ones! If it's a disease, sorry, no idea.