🌸 Scilla campanulata 'Blue' (10 bulbs) – Mist-blue carpet and undergrowth blooms ✨ Submitted by Van Noort
Transform your shady corners into enchanting glades with Scilla campanulata 'Blue' , also known as bluebell . This hardy bulbous perennial produces elegant clusters of lavender-blue bell-shaped flowers in spring, borne on slender upright stems. 💙🌱
Its light and natural flowering blooms from April-May, in light undergrowth , at the base of trees , or on lightly shaded edges , gradually forming poetic and spontaneous carpets .
Easy to grow, very hardy , and undemanding , it naturalizes gracefully, and returns faithfully from year to year to create spring scenes full of tranquility and life .
🌱 Plant characteristics
📏 Height : 20 to 30 cm (8" to 12")
☀️ Exposure : Partial shade, light sun or light shade
🌡 Hardiness : Zone 3 and above
🦋 Attracts wildlife : Bees, spring pollinators
💧 Water requirements : Moderate (cool soil in spring)
📍 Ideal soil : Humiferous, loose, well-drained
📦 Quantity : 10 bulbs
🌸 Planting and growing Scilla campanulata 'Blue'
🔹 When to plant?
🗓️ From September to November, as long as the ground is loose and not frozen.
🔹 Where to plant it?
✔️ In open ground: Ideal for undergrowth corners , shady borders , tree bases or wild-style flowerbeds .
✔️ In pots: Can be grown in deep, hardy tubs , mixed with other spring undergrowth bulbs .
🔹 How to plant?
1️⃣ Depth : 10 to 12 cm
2️⃣ Spacing : 8 to 10 cm
3️⃣ Watering : Light after planting, natural in spring
💡 Gardening tip : Plant en masse for a misty blue carpet , or mix with miniature daffodils and white grape hyacinths for an early-season pastel scene .
🌿 Maintenance of Scilla campanulata 'Blue'
💦 Watering : Not necessary after flowering, the plant goes dormant
🌱 Fertilizer : Not necessary in rich or well-prepared soil
✂️ Pruning : Let the leaves turn yellow before cutting
❄️ Wintering : No care required, ultra hardy
💡 Why choose Scilla campanulata 'Blue'?
✅ Light and natural blue flowering from spring
✅ Perfect for creating undergrowth scenes or spontaneous flowerbeds
✅ Very hardy, easy to naturalize, low maintenance
✅ Creates a soft and poetic forest-inspired floral carpet
✨ Give your garden a blue interlude full of wild magic with Scilla campanulata 'Blue', offered by Van Noort — perfect for natural borders , lightly shaded corners , or the bases of spring shrubs . ✨
🌿 Combine with crocuses, grape hyacinths, wild anemones or puschkinias to create a flourishing undergrowth filled with softness 😍