English bluebells are beautiful bulbous plants that bloom in the spring woods of England. We grow them in our garden in the hope of seeing them in bloom. They bloom in mid-April every year and last for about 10 days, but it is more impressive because you only get to see them for a very short time. When the flowers bloom, the leaves lie down on their sides so the flowers are very easy to see.
Next to it grows Allium triquetrum, sometimes called white bell, which started flowering about two weeks earlier and has been in bloom for almost a month.
The competition between these two bell-shaped flowers is one of the highlights of our garden every year.
Between the bluebells, heart-shaped plants are sprouting, which are chameleon plant. It produces pretty white flowers in late May. Chameleon plant is another plant that prefers semi-shade. However, if it is too vigorous, it can weaken the bluebells' leaves by preventing them from being exposed to light, so we are careful to control the vigour of the chameleon plant.
イングリッシュブルーベルはイギリスの春の森で咲く美しい球根植物です。私たちの庭でも咲く姿をみたいと思って育てています。毎年四月中旬に咲いて、10日ほどで終わってしまいますが、ほんの短い期間しか見れないだけに、より感動があります。花が咲く時には葉は横に寝てしまうので花がとても見やすくなります。
隣にはホワイトベルと呼ばれることもあるミツカドネギを育てています。2週間ほど先に咲き始めて、一か月近く咲いています。
この二つのベル形の花の競演が毎年のこの庭の見どころの一つです。
ブルーベルの間にはハート形の植物が芽吹いてきていますが、これはドクダミです。五月の下旬に白い可愛らしい花をつけます。ドクダミも半日陰を好む植物です。ただ、ドクダミの勢いが強いとブルーベルの葉に光が当たらなくなって弱らせるので、ドクダミの勢いのコントロールには気を配っています。
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