Bluebell

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 191 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has several flexible, straight stems covered in paper-thin, knobbly, pine-coloured bark, and the wood inside is pale brown.

The branches trail down towards the ground with thousands of twigs that and are covered with sparse amounts of tiny, sickle shaped, leaves with irregular edges. The leaves themselves are green at the bottom and sky blue with drab green patches at the top, flimsy and smooth.

In late spring it produces thick bunches of small, gold flowers with circular petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are very delicate and have a scent that varies in strength that smells like fruity.