Anyone know what this is? I found it in some tall grass by the road.

Mya it look like Spanish Bluebells to me.

Yes that's what they are Spanish Bluebells. I have them growing in my yard as well.

I agree, those lovely blooms appear to be the Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica)

Definitely Hyacinthoides hispanica. aka Spanish Bluebells.
You don't list where you live, but if they're growing along a roadside, you should dig some up (when the foliage starts to turn yellow after they bloom...) and plant them in your garden. They multiply very fast.
I have lots of them and love them. They'll grow in sun OR shade.
In addition, since you found them growing "wild" that would indicate that you could leave them in the ground all year and not have to dig them up. They'll bloom again nest spring.

I would advise against digging up any plant from the wild.

These Spanish "interlopers" are a very real threat to our own native bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) here in the UK.

I don't think Mya dug up the bluebell. She saw it and was curious.

I assumed that Mya lived in the U.S. someplace. Mya, could you update you profile so we know where you are? It would help us to help you.

I don't think there is a native bluebell in the U.S. although I have seen H. non-scripta for sale here. So non-scripta is growing somewhere in the U.S.

Sue, thank you for throwing in a different perspective. I planted Spanish Bluebells in California and by the time we left, 30 years later, they covered about 1/2 an acre. I loved them so much that I planted them in my garden here in Reno also.

Daisy

Mya is locatated on Vancouver Island, Canada, according to another thread.

I found the following when googling for Vancouver Hyacinthoides.
http://www.canadaplants.ca/dis...

This link lists three species of Hyacinthoides and gives a map that you can click to see the area of distribution for each variety.
http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/DB_Q...

It could also be an old homestead as well. Just another thought

That's a thought Suga. There are some great plants hiding out in old homesteads. My best ever find was Asparagus asparagoides - African asparagus fern. According to Calflora, its invasive and that would be true. But they also say it's never been found in Stanislaus Co, CA. Obviously, they aren't looking.

Daisy

We have these in blue, pink and in white .... they came with our home.

Peggy
North Carolina
Central part of the State



Depending on who I talk to - these are either Hyacinths or Spanish Bluebells .. anyhow, they are pretty

I planted only blue but over the years, pink and white started showing up. Here is a photo - 30 years of Spanish Bluebells. This is one section; they went all the way to the house (several hundred feet that way).

Originally. I bought just the blue ones. They grow to about 18" in height.
Then I bought some pinks and whites and they only top out at about 6" darn it !

All mine were about 12 inches no matter the color. I wonder why your pink and white ones were shorter? Mine were just slowly changing color - when allowing your plants to do their own thing (growing from seed), its no telling what you will end up with.

I'd love to know that answer to that myself.
My pink and white ones are blooming right now. I have to lay down on the ground to see the flowers ! lol
I don't remember where I ordered them from. It was years ago, pre-computer days. Whoever it was, they actually called me on the phone and said they'd ship them to me but that they probably wouldn't grow very well here. They did multiply like crazy, though.

With plants, it is not uncommon for seemingly unrelated characteristics to be linked in their DNA. For instance, wild male Kentucky Coffee trees are tall and lanky, while female trees are a bit shorter, wider growing and fully branched. So one explanation might be that white and pink color expressions are linked to smaller overall plant size (or some other characteristic that causes shorter growth).

Being of horticultural standing, though, this may or may not be the case here. Given that there is wide hybridization of Hyacinthoides in horticulture, it's difficult to say whether Calsurf's and Dasyl's are indeed the exact same true species. Comparing their respective outcomes might not be so telling. There are (minimally) two more explanations.

The particular plant clones that Calsurf bought may have just been variations in the species that genetically programmed to grow shorter and taller. In other words, that's just the way they are. (Different from the first example as there would be no DNA linking here.) Or perhaps the white and pink versions were previously infected with a virus or virus-like organism(s) that is keeping them shorter. Viruses do not always kill, and in fact more often live in commune with the host plant.