Bluebells in France

Wildlife/Nature/Environment

Bluebells in France

Patf 23/04/2008, 19:55
For the first time here I saw a lonely bluebell this afternoon. Searched all round and couldn't find any more. Are they rare all over France? Never seen anything like the bluebell woods we have in England.

Re: Bluebells in France

Clair 23/04/2008, 20:17

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinthe_des_bois

La jacinthe des bois est une plante de demi-ombre préférant les sols légèrement acides et profonds limono-sableux.
Elle appécie les chênaies-hêtraies et les haies. Fagetalia, Quercetalia robori-petreae.
Elle vit dans le milieu atlantique (Nord-Ouest de la France par exemple) où elle est commune. Elle est absente ailleurs.
Hyacinthoides non-scripta est une espèce protégée dans certaines régions de France (Limousin, Centre, Lot-et-Garonne…). Par conséquent, la cueillette est à faire avec précaution dans ces régions.

Clair, a Real Virtual French Person

Re: Bluebells in France

Albert the InfoGipsy 23/04/2008, 20:19

Apparently bluebells have a quite restricted range due to fairly exacting temperature and rainfall requirements.

I don't think you'll find many in France. Among other things I've seen this blamed on wild boar.

Albert the InfoGipsy

"So welcome to the Citadel where the question is 'Am I?'"

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Nell 24/04/2008, 0:20
I have loads of the things and keep trying to uproot them as they seem to choke anything else nearby. I even tried weed killer but I ended up with beautiful "white" bluebells. The other thing I have in abundance is primroses (well I think they are), but not as I know primroses from my native Northern Ireland. These have clusters of tiny yellow flowers and grow to about 8 inches high very strange... Still I suppose all these lovely wild flowers are better than dandelions!! There again, according to the top chefs, dandelion leaves are a must in a mixed green salad these days, maybe I could make some money!!

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Lisleoise 24/04/2008, 6:31
I only noticed them this year for the first time (after 6 years Blush [:$]

) but there are some around our Monument aux Morts, some in a front garden up the road from me and more long the stream that runs out of the water source (lavoir).

I love to see a woodland full of bluebells, so beautiful. I must try and source some bulbs to put in our garden.

EDIT: Nell, I just noticed you are in the same region - maybe I could take some of your unwanted ones Idea [I]

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Limousin Lass 24/04/2008, 8:17
Loads of them in our garden too, just starting to flower and look lovely with the violets, cowslips and white and pink wood anemones.

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Anton Redman 24/04/2008, 9:27
Very short life but have seen loads this year. Not sure if it is a change this year or if we missed them because we were working more on the house last year.

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Hoddy 24/04/2008, 10:11
Neil your long-stmmed primroses will be cowslips I think. Look at Tandem_Pilot's thread Flower Identification Please for a photo.

Hoddy

Re: Bluebells in France

Nell 24/04/2008, 19:22

Thanks Hoddy - they are cowslips (still part of the primrose family). By the way it is Nell (female) not Neil (male). Still I am sure I have been called worse!!!

Lisleoise - sorry but the bulbs I pulled up are long gone, but I am sure next spring there will be lots more. If I take any more out I will contact you

Roll on Summer........

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