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 f ...
''
** Common bluebell (''
H. non-scripta'')
** Spanish bluebell (''
H. hispanica'')
** Italian bluebell (''
H. italica'')
* genus ''
Muscari
''Muscari'' is a genus (biology), 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 hyacint ...
'' (perhaps more commonly known as grape hyacinth)
* genus ''
Mertensia''
** Virginia bluebell (''
Mertensia virginica'')
* Scottish bluebell (harebell) (''
Campanula rotundifolia
''Campanula rotundifolia'', the common 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 northe ...
'')
* Australian royal bluebell (''
Wahlenbergia gloriosa'')
* Texas bluebell (''
Eustoma russellianum
''Eustoma russellianum'' is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family. One of its previous binomial names was ''Eustoma grandiflorum''. Common names include showy prairie gentian, prairie gentian, Texas bluebells, Texas bluebell, bluebe ...
'')
* Desert or California bluebell (''
Phacelia campanularia'')
Places
Ireland
*
Bluebell, Dublin
Bluebell () is a small suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated approximately 6 kilometres south-west of the city centre, on the Camac, a River Liffey, Liffey tributary, the suburb borders the Grand Canal and Ballyfermot to the ...
, 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 o ...
, 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 is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. From its source in British Columbia, it flows through Canada's territory of Yukon (itself named after the river). The lower half of the river continues westward through the U.S ...
in Alaska
*
Bluebell Creek (Iowa), United States, a minor tributary of the Upper Mississippi River
* Bluebell Knoll, another name for
Boulder Mountain (Utah)
Entertainment
*
Bluebell Records, an Italian independent record label active from 1959 to 1969
*
The Bluebells
The Bluebells are a Scottish indie new wave band, active between 1981 and 1986 (later reforming in 1993, 2008–2009, 2011, 2018, 2019 and 2023).
Career
The Bluebells performed jangly guitar-based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish conte ...
, a 1980s Scottish indie new wave band
**
''The Bluebells'' (EP), released in 1983
* The Bluebells, an earlier name of
Labelle
Labelle was an American funk rock band that originated out of the Blue Belles, a girl group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The original group was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl groups in the area around ...
, 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 backi ...
''
*
''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 Hampshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natur ...
''
* Bluebell, a fictional troll from the miniseries ''
The 10th Kingdom''
* 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 ...
''
* "Bluebells", an
episode of the television series ''Teletubbies''
*
Margaret Kelly (dancer) (1910–2004), nicknamed "Miss Bluebell", Irish dancer and founder of the Bluebell Girls
* Bluebell, a Chihuahua that plays Betty on ''
Will Trent''
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 in Newcastle, Australia
Sports
*
Bluebell United F.C., an Irish association football club originally based in Bluebell, Dublin
* Bluebelles, nickname of
West Wallsend FC, a senior soccer club in New South Wales, Australia
*
Dundonald Bluebell F.C., a Scottish football club based in Cardenden, Fife
*
The Bluebell Stadium, a football stadium in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
*
Bluebell Stakes, a Listed flat horse race in Ireland
Other uses
*
Bluebell Railway
The Bluebell Railway is an heritage line in West Sussex in England. It is managed by the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society. It uses steam trains which operate between and , with intermediate stations at and .
It is the first preserv ...
, a heritage line running along the border between East and West Sussex, England
*
SECR P Class 323 Bluebell, a locomotive
*
Bluebell Arboretum, near Smisby, South Derbyshire, England
*
Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada
*
Bluebell (colour)
See also
*
Blue Bell (disambiguation)
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