(Campanula medium ‘Pink’)
Pink Canterbury Bells is a biennial flower native to Italy & France commonly found growing in shady areas of moist woods and meadows and along streams and ditches in the northwestern and northeastern United States. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 3' and features long, loose clusters of long-lasting bell-shaped pink flowers. This plant is perfect for cut flowers, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, is resistant to deer, makes dyes, and is edible!
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General Information
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Genus: Campanula
Species: medium
Variety: Pink Canterbury Bells
Also Known As: Bell flower and Widow bell
Awards: 1933 All-America Selections Winner
Native to: France, Italy.
Introduced into: Austria, British Columbia, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Krym, Michigan, Montana, New Brunswick, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Ontario, Oregon, Romania, Spain, Ukraine.
Ease of Growing: Easy
Grown as: Biennial
Maturity (Blooms): Spring and summer
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water: Medium
Soil Moisture: Medium
Beneficial Insects?: Yes. Attracts Bees & Butterflies and Hummingbirds, as well as resisting deer and rabbits.
Containers?: Yes.
Height: 32”
Spacing: 10”
Sow Depth: On soil surface
USDA Zone: 3a-9b
Produces: long, loose clusters of bell-shaped pink flowers.
Garden Uses: flower beds, borders, and containers.
Edible Uses:
Young shoots: raw or cooked.
Root: cooked.
Suggested Varieties
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