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a flower so synchronized it carpets whole forests in violet riots overnight, then vanishes by summer.
toxic beautyAll parts are poisonous to humans and livestock
sticky secretSap was used to glue feathers onto arrows
slow growerColonies can take centuries to spread fully
legal protectionIllegal to dig up wild ones in the UK
global strongholdNearly half of Earth's bluebells grow in Britain