Canterbury Bells

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iCanterbury Bells
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species: C. medium
Binomial name
Campanula medium
L.

Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium) also known as the bell flower, are an annual or biennial flowering plant with attractive bell shaped flowers with a flat base. Colours they come in are blue, purple, mauve or white. They produce huge spikes of extremely long lasting blooms. They grow to attain 2-3 feet in height. They are best in massed planting in borders or among shrubs. Prefers cool or warm zones, not suitable for the tropics or hot, dry regions. In floriography, they represent gratitude.

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