Campanula Species, Canterbury Bells, Cups and Saucers

Positive so far, but I only have seedlings I need to get in the ground before cold weather... 300 of them! I'm hoping to sell them as cut...Read More flowers next year. They were easy to germinate in trays although somewhat slow to grow to real leaves.

i planted pink canterbury bells for the first time this spring. the first plant bloomed beautifully - the second isn't quite as colorful...Read More (heat?) and the third on has a nice green base, but no sign of an flower stalks coming yet. will i be able to save the seed pods in the same way i save hollyhock seeds and plant them indoors next march?

Although a biennial in Zone 4 it is worth the effort. Large bells (cups) with equally impressive saucers in both deep purple and white. M...Read Morey plants are very vigorous, with up to 20 prolific stems per plant. They make impressive cut flowers. These flowers seem more robust than the regular canterbury bells (without the saucer), as I have both currently in my garden.

If you grow plants from seeds, as I did, make sure you clearly label and stake out the area where they are planted, or you'll end up with...Read More 'surprise plants' like I did!

For the longest time I remained puzzled about these plants, and the flower pods seemed to take forever to open. The stem was 3' tall and covered with leaves and mystery bloom pods, and my curiosity nearly killed me. When they did finally open in early June, the blooms were spectacular!

It is now the end of August, and there are still some blooms opening on these plants! And bells cut off at the stem and kept in a vase last for weeks, as long as the water is changed daily.

Garden fairy, aka DD, evidently planted these in a cottage garden mix she threw about. Didn't know what it was. After 2 years I told it "...Read Morebloom or be removed." Low and behold, 4 colors and all beautious. Query. Can I move them? The grand design did not include them where they are currently residing.

My experience with this plant was positive. Very easy to grow, (I'm in the Mid-Atlantic), didn't seem to mind the very acid soil near ev...Read Moreergreen shrubs, seemed to thrive in it! Very pretty. They were shorter than I expected, but required no special care, (except staking some), no diseases or bugs, and they germinated quickly from seed.

I planted these with painted daisies (pyrethrum) and the effect was really pleasing. This is a great color spot to provide blues among al...Read Morel the pastels in most gardens.

Mine bloomed nicely last summer, but did not make it through our zone 5 winter.

A classic cottage garden plant, this biennial bellflower has large showy blooms of pink, blue, purple, and white. There are varieties sol...Read Mored now that claim they can be grown as an annual but typically they are grown as a biennial. The first year they form a rosette of deep green foliage and in the second year they send up multiple stems with 3-inch cup shaped blooms. A native of southern Europe, they grow 2 – 4 feet tall and are hardy in zones 4-10.