Bluebells

The bluebells were so nice that all the bears wanted to do was sit and enjoy the sight.

They had brought drinks with them so they were able to sit near the flowers (being careful not to tread on any) and drink their lemonade, and breathe in the heady perfume.

You may not know this but, apparently, there are 2 sorts of bluebells you might find on your walks - one is the English bluebell (the one the bears saw and which is a native wildflower) and the other is the Spanish bluebell which has been imported.

You can tell them apart by several things: The English one has flowers which droop over like a shepherd's crook, whilst the Spanish one is upright; the English one is perfumed whilst the Spanish one is not; the English one has narrow bells with rolled back tips but the Spanish one has conical bells with open tips; and the colour of the English bluebell's pollen is creamy white and the Spanish is blue! There are pictures of both types in this story so you can compare them.