Bell Flower Canterbury Bells. Bell flower harebell bluebell peach bells canterbury bells rampion. Canterbury bells flower meaning gratitude acknowledgement obligation.
Sometimes as a hardy annual by gardeners. Campanula canterbury bells have always been valued for their showy three foot stalks of bell shaped flowers. Canterbury bells seed was some of the first imported flower seeds grown in colonial american gardens.
In fact they date back to medieval times and are native to southern europe.
Tall spikes of long lasting bell shaped flowers feature rich tones of purple lavender plum pink and white to cream. Campanula medium common name canterbury bells is an annual or biennial flowering plant of the genus campanula belonging to the family campanulaceae. Canterbury bells is a biennial that has been popular for many years in european and north american landscapes. The large showy flowers appear as dangling bells hence the name which eventually open up into cup shaped blooms.
