Asparagaceae
English bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Hyacinthoides
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Common names
By language (28)
- Arabic
- صفير غير سكريبتا
- arz
- صفير غير سكريبتا
- Asturian
- Xacintu bravu
- Chinese
- 蓝铃花, 无斑蓝铃花, 蓝海葱, 蓝绵枣儿
- Czech
- Hyacintovec britský
- Danish
- Almindelig Klokkeskilla
- Dutch
- Boshyacint, Wilde hyacint
- English
- English bluebell, Common bluebell, Bluebell, Fairy flower, Wild hyacinth, Wood bell
- Esperanto
- Arbarhiacinto
- Finnish
- Englanninsinililja
- French
- Jacinthe des bois, Jacinthe sauvage, Petite jacinthe, Scille penchée
- German
- Atlantisches Hasenglöckchen, Eigentliches Hasenglöckchen, Englisches Hasenglöckchen, Waldhyazinthe
- hsb
- Jasna česnička
- Irish
- Coinnle corra
- Japanese
- イングリッシュ・ブルーベル
- kw
- Bleujen an gog
- Luxembourgish
- Bësch-Hyazinth
- Macedonian
- Непишано сино ѕвонче
- Malayalam
- ഹയാസിന്തോയിഡ്സ് നോൺ-സ്ക്രിപ്റ്റ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Klokkeblåstjerne
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Klokkeblåstjerne
- Persian
- زنگولهآبی
- Polish
- Hiacyntowiec zwyczajny, Cebulica nieopisana, Hiacyntowiec nieopisany
- Slovenian
- Kimasta neprava hijacinta
- Swedish
- Engelsk klockhyacint
- Walloon
- Clé-d'-bos
- Welsh
- Clychau'r Gog, Croeso haf
- Western Frisian
- Wylde hyasint
Synonyms
- Agraphis cernua (L.) Rchb.
- Agraphis nutans (Sm.) Link
- Endymion cernuus (L.) Dumort.
- Endymion lacaillei Corb.
- Endymion non-scriptus (L.) Garcke
- Endymion nutans (Sm.) Dumort.
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta var. cernua (L.) P.Silva
- Hyacinthus campanulatus Mill.
- Hyacinthus cernuus L.
- Hyacinthus non-scriptus L.
- Hyacinthus nutans (Sm.) Gray
- Hyacinthus pratensis Lam.
- Hylomenes non-scripta (L.) Salisb.
- Lagocodes belgica Raf.
- Lagocodes cernua (L.) Raf.
- Lagocodes nutans (Sm.) Raf.
- Scilla cernua (L.) Salisb.
- Scilla festalis Salisb.
- Scilla non-scripta subsp. cernua (L.) K.Richt.
- Scilla nonscripta (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link
- Scilla nutans Sm.
- Syncodium nutans (Sm.) Raf.
- Usteria hyacinthiflora Medik.
- Usteria non-scripta (L.) Chouard
- Usteria secunda Medik.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 4,406 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sean Crocker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kieran Roy Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eli, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Charles Joynson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jonathan Prior, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paras, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.