Campanula medium
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| Campanula medium L. |
Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium) also known as the bell flower, is 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. In gardens they are best in massed planting in borders or among shrubs. It prefers cool or warm zones; not suitable for the tropics or hot, dry regions. In floriography, they represent gratitude.
[edit] Gardening
Seeds take 14 - 21 days to germinate. The plant thrives in lightly shaded to sunny locations in well-drained soil.
Canterbury Bells grows nicely in flower beds, borders, and containers.
[edit] Uses
This flower works well cut in floral arrangements.
Beekeepers sometimes use the Canterbury Bell for making potently sweet honey.
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