Bath Wildlife Sightings

Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish Bluebell), Green Park, Bath, ST7464

Confirmed

Date first seen

Date last seen

Frequency of Sighting

Species

Hyacinthoides hispanica (Mill.) Chouard ex Rothm. (Spanish Bluebell)

Evidence

Quantity

1`large clump

Locality

Green Park, Bath

Habitat

Grassy bank by riverside

Environmental Conditions

Grid Reference

ST746645

Other Information

This species is rarely grown in gardens any more, the usual garden bluebell is its hybrid with the native species, which has bell-shaped flowers. Spanish Bluebell flowers are not bell-shaped and do not hang down.

Recorded by

Rob Randall

Identified by

Rob Randall