Campanula medium

Canterbury 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, 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.

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.

Uses

This flower works well cut in floral arrangements.

Beekeepers sometimes use the Canterbury Bell for making potently sweet honey.

References

• Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); External link in |title= (help)