What is another word for harebell?

Pronunciation: [hˈe͡əbɛl] (IPA)

Harebell is a small, delicate, blue or violet flower that grows in open fields and on rocks. Some popular synonyms for harebell include bluebell, bellflower, heathbells, and fairy thimble. The common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) is similar in appearance to harebell and is frequently used as a substitute. The term bellflower, refers to a group of flowers with bell-shaped blooms, most of which are native to Europe. Heathbells, on the other hand, are a type of flowering plant that belongs to the heath family. Fairy thimble, unlike other synonyms, is specific to the Campanula family of flowers and describes the shape of the delicate flower. Whatever you call it, the harebell is a beautiful and iconic wildflower.

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Usage examples for Harebell

"Out of the sky as I came through"; or it may have been the sight of a harebell; and perhaps it came from nothing but the "waste shining of the sky."
"Afoot in England"
W.H. Hudson
Imagine a great bowl of dark rock relieved here and there with patches of fresh snow, and at the foot of this bowl a soft emerald carpet, the green almost hidden by glowing patches of flowers, asters and arbutus and harebell, purple and white heather, lady's tresses and columbine, moss campion, the twin flower and the forget-me-not.
"Among the Canadian Alps"
Lawrence J. Burpee
Ladies'-tresses, and harebell, Jasmin, daphne, violet, Meadow-sweet, and pimpernel, Maidenhair, and mignonette.
"Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse"
Richard Doddridge Blackmore

Famous quotes with Harebell

  • I love the fair lilies and roses so gay, They are rich in their pride and their splendor; But still more do I love to wander away To the meadow so sweet, Where down at my feet, The harebell blooms modest and tender.
    Dora Read Goodale
  • Hope is like a harebell, trembling from its birth, Love is like a rose, the joy of all the earth, Faith is like a lily, lifted high and white, Love is like a lovely rose, the world’s delight. harebells and sweet lilies show a thornless growth, But the rose with all its thorns excels them both.
    Christina Rossetti

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