Fairy Bell (Noun)
Meaning
Tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Foxglove, also known by its colloquial name of fairy bell, has been a popular ornamental plant in flower gardens for centuries.
- Foxgloves, also called fairy bells, have tall stems of pink, purple, or white flowers that are arranged like a skyscraper.
- The tall, stately spikes of fairy bells in full bloom create an impressive display of late spring color in the woodland garden.
- In the US fairy bells are found growing in some parts of the northern states, where they may have become naturalized as an escape from gardens.
- When planted in a woodland garden fairy bells require little care to survive and naturalize.