Bluebell of Scotland

This rhizomatous plant grows 15 to 50 cm tall in delicate clumps. It bears two types of leaves. Those on the stem are alternate, elongated and very narrow. Others, which form a rosette at the base of the stem, are 1.5 cm in diameter, more or less rounded, or heart- or kidney-shaped. Its bell-shaped flowers are 1.5 cm long. They are generally an intense blue, but may vary in colour from dark blue to white. The flowers are borne at the end of a thin stem and nod in the wind. Its dry, bell-shaped fruit are 7 mm long and produce many tiny reddish seeds.