A perennial Eurasian bulbous plant (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) with narrow leaves and drooping spikes of fragrant blue, bell-shaped flowers that appear in spring.
In April the ancient woodland burst into colour as millions of bluebells bloomed beneath the budding trees.
Any of several North American plants, especially Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebell), that bear clusters of blue, bell-shaped flowers.
Virginia bluebells are often the first bluebells to brighten Midwestern gardens.