OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaBluebells are beautiful wildflowers that are shaped like tiny, delicate bells hanging down from a curved green stem. They come in lovely shades of blue and purple. Almost half of all the bluebells in the entire world grow in England!
Bluebells almost always grow together in huge groups that can cover the whole forest floor like a magical blue carpet! They have a sweet, gentle smell that tells bees and butterflies that spring has finally arrived. Some bluebell woods are so famous that people travel from far away just to see them.
- Long ago, people believed that if you heard a bluebell ring, it meant a fairy was nearby!
- Some bluebell patches in the forest are hundreds of years old.
- Bluebells are some of the most loved wildflowers in all of Europe.
