White Bluebells

Very occasionally, within a population of bluebells, a genetic mutation may occur, which results in a white flowered bluebell. It is estimated that the proportion of blue to white flowered bluebells is 10,000 : 1.

In folklore, bluebells are also known as ‘fairy flowers’ and that the story goes that picking one could result in being led astray or trapped by fairies. Surely the rare and beautiful white bluebell must be even more magical!