Bluebell, Bluebells, or Bluebelle may refer to:
Plants
* genus ''
Hyacinthoides
''Hyacinthoides'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, known as bluebells.
Systematics
''Hyacinthoides'' is classified in the subfamily Scilloideae (now part of the family Asparagaceae, but formerly treated as a separate ...
''
** Common bluebell (''
H. non-scripta'')
** Spanish bluebell (''
H. hispanica'')
** Italian bluebell (''
H. italica'')
* genus ''
Muscari
''Muscari'' is a genus of perennial bulbous plants native to Eurasia that produce spikes of dense, most commonly blue, urn-shaped flowers resembling bunches of grapes in the spring. The common name for the genus is grape hyacinth (a name which is ...
'' (perhaps more commonly known as grape hyacinth)
* genus ''
Mertensia
''Mertensia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are perennial herbaceous plants with blue or sometimes white flowers that open from pink-tinged buds. Such a change in flower color is common in Boraginaceae and is ca ...
''
** Virginia bluebell (''
Mertensia virginica
''Mertensia virginica'' ( common names Virginia bluebells, Virginia cowslip, lungwort oysterleaf, Roanoke bells) is a spring ephemeral plant in the Boraginaceae (borage) family with bell-shaped sky-blue flowers, native to eastern North America.
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* Scottish bluebell (harebell) (''
Campanula rotundifolia
''Campanula rotundifolia'', the harebell, Scottish bluebell, or bluebell of Scotland, is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. This herbaceous perennial is found throughout the temperate regions of the northern hemi ...
'')
* Australian royal bluebell (''
Wahlenbergia gloriosa
''Wahlenbergia gloriosa'', commonly known as royal bluebell is a perennial herb in the bluebell family Campanulaceae. It has egg-shaped leaves near the base of its stem, linear leaves higher up and usually a single purple flower with a tube-shap ...
'')
* Texas bluebell (''
Eustoma russellianum
''Eustoma russellianum'' is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family. Its previous binomial name was ''Eustoma grandiflorum''. Common names include Texas bluebells, Texas bluebell, bluebell, showy prairie gentian, prairie gentian, and L ...
'')
* Desert or California bluebell (''
Phacelia campanularia
''Phacelia campanularia'' is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae, known by the common names desertbells, desert bluebells,[Bluebell, Dublin
Bluebell ( ga, An Cloigín Gorm) is a small suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Situated approximately 6 kilometres south-west of the city centre, on the Camac, a Liffey tributary, the suburb borders the Grand Canal and Ballyfermot to the west, Walkins ...]
, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland
United Kingdom
*
Bluebell Lakes, five fishing lakes near Peterborough, England
*
Blue Bell Hill
Blue Bell Hill is a chalk hill between Maidstone and Rochester in the English county of Kent. It overlooks the River Medway and is part of the North Downs. Settlements on the hill include the Walderslade suburb of Chatham and the villages of B ...
, a hill between Rochester and Maidstone, Kent, England
United States
*
Bluebell, Utah, United States, a census-designated place
* Bluebell Creek, United States, a tributary of the
Yukon River
The Yukon River (Gwichʼin language, Gwich'in: ''Ųųg Han'' or ''Yuk Han'', Central Alaskan Yup'ik language, Yup'ik: ''Kuigpak'', Inupiaq language, Inupiaq: ''Kuukpak'', Deg Xinag language, Deg Xinag: ''Yeqin'', Hän language, Hän: ''Tth'echù' ...
in Alaska
*
Bluebell Creek (Iowa) Bluebell Creek is a very minor tributary of the Upper Mississippi River, confined mainly to Millville Township in Clayton County, Iowa, but rising in Liberty Township in Dubuque County, Iowa, Dubuque County. It enters the Mississippi just south of w ...
, United States, a minor tributary of the Upper Mississippi River
* Bluebell Knoll, another name for
Boulder Mountain (Utah)
Entertainment
*
Bluebell Records
Bluebell Records was an Italian independent record label active from 1959 to 1969 as part, along with other labels such as Mini Rec and Belldisc, of the Belldisc S.p.A. group. In 1969 these labels were fused into a new one, which became known as ...
, an Italian independent record label active from 1959 to 1969
*
The Bluebells
The Bluebells are a Scottish indie pop, indie new wave music, new wave band, active between 1981 and 1986 (later briefly reforming in 1993, 2008–2009, 2011 and 2018).
Career
The Bluebells performed jangle pop, jangly guitar-based pop not dis ...
, a 1980s Scottish indie new wave band
**
''The Bluebells'' (EP), released in 1983
* The Bluebells, an earlier name of
Labelle, an American all-female singing group of the 1960s and '70s
*
"Bluebells" (song), a song by Patrick Wolf
* "The Bluebell", a song by Patrick Wolf from ''
The Magic Position
''The Magic Position'' is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf. It was released on 26 February 2007. The album features collaborations with Marianne Faithfull and Edward Larrikin of Larrikin Love as well as backing ...
''
*
''Bluebell'' (TV series), a British television drama series in 1986
* Bluebell, a fictional rabbit in the novel ''
Watership Down
''Watership Down'' is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in Berkshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural ...
''
* Bluebell, a fictional troll from the miniseries ''
The 10th Kingdom
''The 10th Kingdom'' is an American fairytale fantasy miniseries written by Simon Moore and produced by Britain's Carnival Films, Germany's Babelsberg Film und Fernsehen, and the US's Hallmark Entertainment. It depicts the adventures of a young w ...
''
* Bluebell, a fictional town that is the setting for the TV show ''
Hart of Dixie
''Hart of Dixie'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The CW from September 26, 2011, to March 27, 2015. The series, created by Leila Gerstein, stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, a New Yorker who, after her dreams of b ...
''
* "Bluebells", an
episode of the television series ''Teletubbies''
*
Margaret Kelly (dancer)
Margaret Leibovici OBE (née Kelly; 24 June 1910 – 11 September 2004), known as Miss Bluebell, was an Irish dancer who was the founder of the Bluebell Girls dance troupe.
Biography
Margaret Kelly was born in Dublin on 24 June 1910 at the ...
(1910–2004), nicknamed "Miss Bluebell", Irish dancer and founder of the Bluebell Girls
Ships
* , two Royal Navy ships
* , a United States Coast Guard inland buoy tender
*
''Bluebelle'' (ship), a yacht that was the site of a multiple murder in 1961
*
''Bluebell'' (1906 ship), a ferry operated in Toronto from 1906 to 1955
* ''Bluebell'', a harbour ferry involved in
the Bluebell Collision
The sinking of the Newcastle harbour ferry ''Bluebell'', after colliding with the coastal freighter ''Waraneen'' in 1934, was one of the worst maritime tragedies in Newcastle, Australia, in the 20th century.
Collision
Carrying between 40 ...
in Newcastle, Australia
Sports
*
Bluebell United F.C., an Irish association football club originally based in Bluebell, Dublin
* Bluebelles, nickname of
West Wallsend FC
West Wallsend FC is an association football club based in West Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia. The club is a member of Northern NSW Football in Australia. The club was formed in 1891 by Scottish miners and is the third oldest surviving foo ...
, a senior soccer club in New South Wales, Australia
*
Dundonald Bluebell F.C., a Scottish football club based in Cardenden, Fife
*
The Bluebell Stadium
The Bluebell Stadium is a football stadium in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is the home stadium of local football team Ballymacash Rangers F.C.
Renovation
The new ground was a grass venue from 1984 until July 2020, when a new ...
, a football stadium in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
*
Bluebell Stakes
The Bluebell Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Naas Racecourse over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is schedul ...
, a Listed flat horse race in Ireland
Other uses
*
Bluebell Railway
The Bluebell Railway is an heritage line almost entirely in West Sussex in England, except for Sheffield Park which is in East Sussex. It is managed by the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society. It uses steam trains which operate between an ...
, a heritage line running along the border between East and West Sussex, England
*
SECR P Class 323 Bluebell, a locomotive
*
Bluebell Arboretum
Bluebell Arboretum is an arboretum and associated plant nursery near the village of Smisby in South Derbyshire, England. It is a Royal Horticultural Society recommended garden, comprising a large selection of rare trees, shrubs and climbers grow ...
, near Smisby, South Derbyshire, England
*
Bluebell Mine
Riondel is on the eastern shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The village of approximately 250 people is on Riondel Road about north of Kootenay Bay, British Columbia, Kootenay Bay, the Kootenay Lak ...
, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada
*
Bluebell (colour)
See also
*
Blue Bell (disambiguation) Blue Bell may refer to:
Places
* Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States
* Blue Bell, South Dakota, United States
Public houses
* The Blue Bell, one of the "blue" public houses and inns in Grantham
* Blue Bell, Chester, Cheshire, England, originall ...
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