The true native bluebell is a scented deep blue/purple flower, which hangs down from the arching stem. This common favourite ought not be confused with the foreign species of bluebells.
There are still woodland areas where the plants may be found in quantity, but there have been significant thefts of bluebell bulbs. The introduction of the non-native muntjac deer is causing many problems as these animals are partial to eating bluebell leaves, eating them to the ground in some cases, and trampling them. The rapid spread of foreign bluebells, including the Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica) and the hybird Hyacinthoides x massartiana, is also a problem as they are more vigorous than the native species with which they also readily hybridise.
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Bluebell halisi ya asili ni ua lenye harufu nzuri la bluu-nyekundu, ambalo linatundikwa chini kutoka kwenye shina lenye umbo la upinde. Aina hii inayopendwa na watu wengi haipaswi kuchanganyikiwa na aina za bluebells za kigeni. Bado kuna maeneo ya misitu ambapo mimea hiyo inaweza kupatikana kwa wingi, lakini kumekuwa na wizi mkubwa wa balbu za bluebell. Kuingizwa kwa mnyama wa aina ya muntjac, ambaye si wa asili ya eneo hilo, kunasababisha matatizo mengi kwa sababu wanyama hao hupenda kula majani ya bluebell, na katika visa fulani huyachoma chini na kuyapiga miguu. Kuenea kwa haraka kwa bluebells za kigeni, ikiwa ni pamoja na bluebell ya Kihispania (Hyacinthoides hispanica) na hybird Hyacinthoides x massartiana, pia ni tatizo kwani ni nguvu zaidi kuliko spishi za asili ambazo pia huunganishwa kwa urahisi. Maswali yanayohusiana na ushauri