Scientific Name

Scilla hyacinthoides L.

Family

Liliaceae

Common Names

hyacinth bluebell, hyacinth squill

Origin

Native to southern Europe (i.e. Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia, southern France, Portugal and Spain) and western Asia.

Naturalised Distribution

This species is occasionally naturalised in south-eastern South Australia (i.e. in the Mount Lofty Ranges region and on Kangaroo Island).

Notes

Hyacinth bluebell (Scilla hyacinthoides) has escaped cultivation as a garden ornamental in South Australia, and is regarded as an environmental weed in some parts of this state. It is mainly a problem in the Adelaide region, where it has recently been listed as a common environmental weed.