Flora Pittsburghensis

English Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

These pretty little flowers are not recorded as growing in the wild around here, but this plant grew spontaneously in the city in a place where English Bluebells had not previously been planted. The arched stem, dangling blue-violet bells, and yellow stamens distinguish this from any similar species.

Since the breakup of the lily family, the genus Hyacinthoides is placed in the family Asparagaceae.

Hyacinthoides non-scripta


Family Liliaceae (Lily Family).   |   Index of Families.