Campanula medium 

'Canterbury Bells'

[Wild Form]

Campanulaceae: A biennial to 1.2m. Found on stony banks amongst calcareous rocks. The huge blue flowers are broadly bell-shaped. Blooming from June - July. It forms a basal rosette of lance-shaped leaves to 15cm long. Native to Southern Europe. Naturalized in Britain.

USES:

The young shoots and roots can be eaten raw or cooked.

GROWING INFORMATION:

Surface sow seeds at any time, but 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. The seed usually germinates in 2-4 weeks at 18°C.

Succeeds in most fertile well-drained soils, though it prefers a moist but well-drained rich sandy loam and a neutral to alkaline soil in sun or partial shade. A very ornamental plant that usually self-sows its self around the garden.

HARVESTED: 2021*

 

APPROX. 1000+ SEEDS