It’s almost bluebell season, when we walk through woodlands cloaked in carpets of the trademark late spring flowers. But do the bluebell woods we visit harbour English bluebells or Spanish varieties, ...

Many of these flower bulbs offer colorful blooms, others attract hummingbirds and butterflies, and some are adaptable to ...

Bluebells have a way of charming us. They seem to dance in the breeze, brighten up shady corners, and announce the coming of spring with an almost magical cheer. In fact, bluebells are perfect for ...

Conservation charity The Woodland Trust has warned the indigenous variety is at risk of the Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica). It has flowers shaped like a broad bell with a flared rim and is ...

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Wales’ native bluebells are facing being wiped out within 50 years because of an advancing army of foreign flowers. Spanish bluebells were introduced hundreds of years ago. But this century they took ...

England's favourite wildflower is the bluebell according to a poll of nature lovers. But the British variety is on the wane as a tougher Spanish invader is increasingly taking over, a conservation ...

British bluebells are being wiped out by the flower's Spanish equivalent and could be completely eradicated within 50 years. The Spanish bluebells - which smell like onions - were first introduced to ...

The desire of gardeners to have one of the great glories of the English countryside growing in their own backyards is threatening the very plant they adore. An insidious process involving garden ...

Fears that the British bluebell could go extinct are unfounded, say scientists. The introduced Spanish variety has lower fertility and is unlikely to wipe out the native plant, according to genetic ...