Campanula medium - Canterbury Bells Seeds

Campanula medium or Canterbury Bells are a real cottage garden favourite. This sturdy, floriferous biennial is rather slow growing, but is well worth the wait! In spring and early summer, it displays large bell-shaped blooms on tall, erect stems in harmonious shades of white, pink or blue. Grown en masse, it creates very romantic drifts of colour and is beautiful in flower arrangements. Grow in the sun or half-shade, in rich, cool, well-drained soil.

Campanula medium is a herbaceous plant of the Campanulaceae family, native to southern Europe. This seed mix brings together several single-flowered cultivars in various shades. In the first year, the plants form basal rosettes of lanceolate green leaves. The following year, from spring to early summer, strong 1.20 m tall stems emerge, bearing large bell-shaped flowers (2 to 4 cm long). Colours range from white to pink and blue. They are enclosed in large, prominent green chalices. Pollinated flowers give way to capsules, filled with small seeds that self-seed easily in the right conditions.

Canterbury Bells are without a doubt one of the prettiest bellflowers. They look marvellous in flower beds, borders, or dappled woodland scenes and adapt very well to seaside gardens. For a romantic effect, try combining them with late blooming tulips, peonies and old-fashioned roses. They can also be grown in large pots or containers and overwintered in the greenhouse.