Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Alba'

Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Alba' is a white bluebell with all the woodland charm of the familiar native form, but dressed in a softer, moonlit palette. This bulbous perennial forms generous clumps of erect green leaves, from which slender stems rise in spring carrying arching racemes of fragrant, narrowly tubular white bells. The flowers of Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Alba' have a graceful, nodding habit, with delicate blue-toned anthers adding a subtle botanical detail. Planted in drifts, Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Alba' brings a cool, luminous freshness beneath trees, shrubs and along shaded border edges.

Grow Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Alba' in well-drained, humus-rich soil in partial shade, where it can naturalise gently and return with increasing elegance each year. Its white flowers are beautiful with ferns, primroses, narcissi, pale tulips and fresh emerging foliage, creating a spring scene that feels relaxed, refined and only slightly enchanted. Once established, it needs very little attention, quietly disappearing after flowering while later perennials take up the performance. Fragrant, graceful and wonderfully easy to place, Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Alba' is perfect for gardeners who love bluebells, but occasionally fancy them in white.