Bluebell (English Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell)
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- Common Name: Bluebell (English Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell)
- Latin Name: Hyacinthoides non-scripta/Hyacinthoides hispanica
- Family Name: Hyacinthaceae
The glycosides found in Bluebells are thought to be similar to those in Digitalis (Foxglove), causing symptoms from shallow breathing to slowed heart rate and lethargy; so avoid your tortoise ingesting this plant.
Mainly blue or blue/purple flowers but there are white and pink varieties too. See Hyacinth.
Read the differences between the English and the Spanish Bluebell in our pdf document.