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| English Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) |
"I'll sweeten thy sad grave: thou shalt not lack
The flower
that's like thy face, pale primrose, nor
The azured hare-bell, like
thy veins."
- Cymbeline, Act IV, Scene 2
There is some debate as to what wildflower Shakespeare is referring to when he speaks of "the azured hare-bell". Some argue that he is referring to the English Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), sometimes called the English Wild Hyacinth (Scilla nutans). However he may also be referring to the Campanula rotundifolia, which rather confusingly is also called the Harebell and Bluebell in different parts of the British Isles.
There is some debate as to what wildflower Shakespeare is referring to when he speaks of "the azured hare-bell". Some argue that he is referring to the English Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), sometimes called the English Wild Hyacinth (Scilla nutans). However he may also be referring to the Campanula rotundifolia, which rather confusingly is also called the Harebell and Bluebell in different parts of the British Isles.