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The Scotch Bellflower or Herebell (Campanula

rotundifolia):
Famous in song, as the “Bluebells of Scotland”, a rhizomatous
perennial in the bellflower family, and a circumpolar species,
that is native around the Northern Hemisphere in the
temperate regions. The bell shaped flowers, usually light blue
to violet, occasionally pink or white, dancing in summer breezes
on their fine, hanging stems, are a beautiful sight. It grows in
dry, grassy places, often on poor soil. Given the rich soil, its
flowering will be even more pronounced. This old cottage 1=purpleish

garden plant is rich in folklore and loved by butterflies. They blue (violet),
are the “bluebells” of Scotland, linked with magic in folklore 2 = green,
and given curious names like “witches thimbles”, “fairy bells” 3 = light
yellow,
and “old man’s bells”. A great flower for a Cottage/Informal 4 = brown
Garden, Rock Garden or Wildflower Garden.