"O, that lone flower recalled to me
My happy childhood's hours
When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts
A prize among the flowers, "

- Anne Bronte, The Bluebell 

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The shape of the bluebell is that of it's name. The flower has six petals that have fused together and droop down forming the shape of a bell. "Ring" this bell, and it is believed that fairies will come your way. However, if you actually hear it ring, it’s a superstition that someone that holds dear to your heart will die.

 

Picking these mystical plants and bringing them to your home might mean inviting bad luck to enter into your life. Folklore suggests that fairies had cast a spell that will bring bad luck to anyone who dare to destroy this majestic-looking flower. In Medieval superstion, it was thought that one could become trapped in a field of bluebells by the overwhelming flow of magical energy. 

 

Oh yes... and they're poisonous.