bluebells plural of blue·bell (Noun)
Noun
- A widely cultivated European woodland plant (Hyacinthoides nonscripta) of the lily family that produces clusters of bell-shaped blue...
- Any of a number of other plants with blue bell-shaped flowers, in particular the bellflower and the Virginia bluebell.
Bluebell facts...
- Some estimates suggest the UK has up to half of the world's total bluebell population
- Despite their name, bluebells can be white. If you see pink ones they are probably Spanish bluebells
- 71% of native bluebells are found in broadleaved woodland or scrub
- Tennyson speaks of bluebell juice being used to cure snake-bite. The romantic poets of the 19th century, such as Keats and Tennyson, believed that the bluebell symbolised solitude and regret
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In the woods behind our house the blue bells have returned. They seem to get more prolific every year. They simply take my breath away!
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