BLUEBELL


Meaning of BLUEBELL in English

n.

Any plant of the genus Endymion , in the lily family , native to Eurasia.

Bluebell, or wild hyacinth ( E. nonscriptus ), and Spanish bluebell ( E. hispanicus ), bearing clusters of bell-shaped blue flowers, are cultivated as garden ornamentals; some authorities place them in the related genus Scilla of the same family. Many other plants are commonly known as bluebells, including species of the genera Campanula , Eustoma , Polemonium , and Clematis . In the U.S. the name bluebell is usually reserved for Mertensia virginica .

Wild hyacinth ( Endymion nonscriptus )

M.T. Tanton

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