This image of Dalkeith Country Park near Edinburgh, Scotland shows an old woodland with native bluebells and wild garlic.

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This image of Dalkeith Country Park near Edinburgh, Scotland shows an old woodland with native bluebells and wild garlic or Ramsons. There are several different types of bluebell in the UK. The familiar native bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, is characteristic of woodlands, hedges and other shady places. There is also a Spanish bluebell, Hyacinthoides hispanica, grown in gardens and found in the countryside when it is dumped there. And there is a hybrid, Hyacinthoides x massartiana, which is now more common than its Spanish parent. The easiest way to tell the difference between native and non-native bluebells is to look at the colour of the pollen. If it is creamy-white then the bluebell is a native. If it is any other colour, such as pale green or blue, then it is definitely not native.

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Size: 3744px × 5216px
Location: Dalkeith country Park, Midlothian, Scotland
Photo credit: © ian macrae young / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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