Campanula medium

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Campanula medium - European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers

cup and saucer, Canterbury bell

bellflower, campanula - any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers

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* Upright, such as Canterbury bells, Campanula medium, which grow up to 1.8m (6ft), though most are less than a metre in height Varieties include `Calycanthema', the old favourite cup-and-saucer flower with a ruff around the base of the bell; `Bells of Holland', a dwarf sort in many colours reaching only 45cm (18in) and ideal for bedding.

Bells ring out with the joy of spring

The flowers of Campanula Medium Dwarf Double Melton Bells Mixed come in light rose, deep blue, cerise pink and white.

Your garden: GET RICH QUICK; Glowing reds and golds are must-haves

Among the favorites in both gardens are tbe biennial Canterbury bell (Campanula medium) and perennial mallows (Malva alcea and M.