Bluebells

My long-suffering husband took me out today to hunt for bluebells. We didn't find a wood, but a small copse, and most of them were past their best. I've never seen so much wild garlic in one place though!! If I'd been hunting them I'd have been ecstatic

I may do a collage for tomorrow!!

[Sally Ings]

They look so delicate.

[Susan Wakely]

Quality not quantity. Just as lovely as an abundance of bluebells.

[Louise & Ken]

I'd be thrilled to come across these! And doesn't wild garlic also have a pretty flower?

[Sheila Guevin]

Sweet bells.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

they are so worth finding!

[Clare Gadsby]

have seen loads of wild garlic on my recent bike rides. love the curves here

[Louise]

A lovely photo.

[Rob Z]

Please do a collage - all of your wildflowers are simple lovely. :)

[FBailey]

Glad you found some - spoiler alert, wild garlic!

[katy]

these are so pretty!

[jackie edwards]

so delicately bowed...not overly bright and they shouldn't be!

[Diana]

Beautiful shot of these lovely bluebells.

[Monique]

Pretty

[Merrelyn]

All of the beautiful bluebell shots that I've been seeing on 365 prompted me to go out and buy some bulbs. I hope they'll bloom :)

[Jennie B.]

So pretty! Fav

[Denise (lyndemc)]

The forest fairies have done their laundry and hung their fancy skirts out to dry. Such a gorgeous color.

[JackieR]

@lyndemc they have!!
@jb030958 very kind, thank you
@merrelyn keep uspossted
@momamo they are
@ludwigsdiana thanks diana
@jackies365 they were in a deep part of the out of bounds wood
@grammyn make me smile to see them
@fbailey onestly I've never seen so much in one wood beofre and the scent was really delicate!
@robz done as requested Rob xx
@roachling thank you so much, I hope these ones are native, it is a very old wood with ruins dating back to Henry VIII dissolution of abbeys
@pistache aren't the curves just perfect, and they were the best ones I saw
@koalagardens thank you
@swguevin2 and they smell gorgeous in the sun
@Weezilou thrilled! I was so pleased and so was He as I've stopped saying I want to go and see some!
@wakelys yeah ok!! But I really wanted to go over the hill to Stoughton to see hills of them!! But here at Wickham was lovely!!
@salza they don't survive trampling on though!

[Louise]

Yes they are native!

[JackieR]

@roachling phew!!!

[Louise]

It's very easy to tell them apart by appearance. Spanish bluebells lack the smell too, this will help you in future :)
https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/blog/whats-the-difference-between-spanish-bluebells-and-english-bluebells

[JackieR]

@roachling thank you, Spanish look a bit hyacinthish!

[Louise]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond yes I always think that too. They do sometimes hybridise too so you can get bluebells that look like a mix of the two!