Campanula medium
| Campanula medium | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 8 |
| Soil pH: | 6.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen Self Pollinated | |
| Life Cycle: | Biennial |
| Height: | 4' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Campanula medium (common name: canterbury bells)
Propagation: Seed - best sown in an outdoor seedbed in May, the seedlings are transplanted when large enough and then placed in their final positions in the autumn[1]. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 4 weeks at 18°c[2].
Cultivation: Succeeds in most fertile well-drained soils[3], though it prefers a moist but well-drained rich sandy loam and a neutral or alkaline soil in sun or partial shade[4][5].
A very ornamental plant, it is often grown in the flower garden and there are many named varieties[6].
The species in this genus do not often hybridize and so seed can generally be relied upon to come true[1]. The plants are self-fertile[1]. Plants usually self-sow in British gardens[1].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[3].
Range: S. Europe. Naturalized in Britain[6].
Habitat: Railway banks in the S.E. and E. Midlands of Britain[6]. Stony banks amongst calcareous rocks in Europe[1].
Edibility: Young shoots - raw or cooked[7].
Root - cooked[7].
Usage: Green and pale blue dyes are obtained from the flowers[8].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, beetles, lepidoptera, self
Habit: Biennial
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Crook, H. Campanulas: Their Cultivation and Classification. Country Life, 1951.
- ↑ Bird, R. Growing from Seed Volume 3. Thompson and Morgan, 1989.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Grae, Ida. Nature's Colors. MacMillan Publishing, 1974.