Shi,+Jane

=Favorite or Interesting Plant=

General description of this plant:
Bluebell is a perennial plant that grows from a bulb. It produces 3-6 linear leaves. An inflorescence of 5-12 flowers is borne on a stem up to 500 mm tall. The tepals are violet-blue. The flowers are strongly and sweetly scented. The seeds are black, and germinate on the soil surface. The bulbs produce contractile roots; when these roots contract, they draw the bulbs down into deeper layers of the soil where there is a greater moisture, reaching depths of 10-12cm.

Most interesting thing(s) about this plant:
**1.** In the Bronze Age, people used bluebell glue to attach feathers to their arrows **2.** The Victorians used the starch from crushed bluebells to stiffen the ruffs of their collars and sleeves **3.** Bluebell sap was used to bind pages to the spines of books **4.** According to folklore, hearing a bluebell ring is a sign of impending death! **5.** Legend also says that a field of bluebells is intricately woven with fairy enchantments **6.** Bees can 'steal' nectar from bluebells by biting a hole in the bottom of the bell, reaching the nectar without pollinating the flower.

A story about me and this plant:
The first time I knew this flower is when I visited my friend in Toronto several years ago. She like planting flowers and put time in the house. When I smell the bluebell she plant, I was suddenly addicted to this flavor. I talked about this to my friend, and she said excitedly that the scent of bluebell it was, very match me. But she also mentioned that the scent of this flower is really light, so it is really hard to find a fragrance or perfume of bluebell. 1 year later, I finally found a perfume of bluebell which is from Jo Malone by accident. From that day, I keep using this perfume until now, this fragrance has already become my personal trait.

Web site(s) that has good information about this plant:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinthoides_non-scripta