Botanical Name: Campanula medium
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Common Name: Canterbury Bells, Cup-And-Saucer  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Annual, Biennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Blue, Lavender, Pink, White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Loam

 

Soil Condition

Rich, Well-drained, Moist

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Raised Planter

 

Special Uses

Container, Cut Flowers

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Steve Mullany

  • Description

  • Notes

Canterbury Bells is a biennial Campanula grown for its stature and and its soft pastel colors. The flowers are bell-shaped, single or double petaled, in shades of blue, pink, or white, depending on the variety. They typically bloom during the cooler part of the season, from mid spring to early summer. Foliage is green. Plant grows about 2 to 3 feet tall and not quite as wide. It may reseed. A lovely cut flower.
Grow in rich soil that is well drained; requires regular, though not frequent watering. Powdery mildew may be a problem if over-head watered or if kept too wet. But back after blooming slows to encourage a second bloom in early fall, though if you let some flowers go to seed you may be rewarded with new plants next season. A biennial, it is sometimes used like an annual and removed at the end of the season.