I was rather worried when I saw these under one of the spruce trees by the road this week. I have not noticed them flowering in previous years. I thought at first that they must be Spanish bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica), even though I have not seen any round here, so I picked them so they would not spread.

On closer inspection I now think they are genuine pink British bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). This does happen occasionally I gather, and I know that there are quite a few white ones in this area. Although I’ve not seen any on our holding there are some not far away.
The flowers were left in a pot of water in the kitchen, and the scent of them in the evening as they opened out was astonishing for such little flowers. I picked the blue one for photo comparison – that is a standard bluebell, albeit at a less ripe stage – the colour does lessen slightly as they age
You know, I saw white bluebells this afternoon and I jokingly called them ‘albinos’. I never knew there really were any white bluebells before!
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Yes, white and pink are possible but farely uncommon.
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