OK, I was wrong 20:59 Sep 11, 2012
Apologies to all, particularly David. Yes, I think on reflection that they are supposed to be harebells. I notice, by the way, that the webpage now bears the inscription "Kitten in the harebells", so Boris clearly came to that conclusion. Having looked again, I agree that they seem to be single flowers. The colour reminded me more of bluebells; harebells are usually more violet than deep blue, in my experience, but I've now seen photos of harebells that are very blue indeed.
Harebells are often called bluebells (always in Scotland, often in America), but "harebell" is a lovely word with a poetic history, as in Shakespeare's Cymbeline: "thou shalt not lack / The flower that's like thy face, pale primrose, nor / The azured hare-bell, like thy veins". |