Down in the spinney at Park Hall the arrival of the Bluebells always brings such pleasure.
Hyacinthoides non-scripta, known as the Native English Bluebell, is a perennial plant that grows from a bulb and is fully protected under UK law. These clever bulbs produce contractile roots which when contracted draw the roots down into deeper layers of the soil where there is greater moisture. So when there is a drought they still survive!
Bluebells are normally associated with ancient woodland where they dominate the ground beneath the ancient trees to produce carpets of these most amazing violet–blue flowers. Here at Park Hall the beautiful native bluebells appear every late April filling our ancient spinney with their wonderful scent and glorious deep blue almost violet tubular flowers. They have over the years spread right across the spinney and now can be found on the outer edges of the woodland living quite happily amongst the bracken & the nettles.
We are blessed to have so many of them growing happily here at Park Hall!
Love Park Hall ♥