Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium)

Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium)Description: Hardy biennial, ornamental flower bears tall spikes of large, bell shaped, blue flowers in early summer; medium green foliage Habit: Flowering spike grows to 3 feet tall; clump forming; lush basal leaves Culture: Full sun to part shade; tolerant of poor soils and dry conditions but responds to rich, moist soils Hardiness: Cold hardy to USDA Zone 5 Origin: Southern Europe Jefferson documented Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon offered

" It was grown in American gardens by the seventeenth century and Thomas Jefferson listed Chamomile as a kitchen garden herb in 1794

Recommended for ages 5-7

Our Pawpaws are grown from seed

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Publication date:  February 2

While in France in 1786

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Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon

forms red berries in fall that are attractive to birds

clump-forming

bright crimson stems add winter interest

the Vitruvius Britannicus documents in meticulous detail many of the buildings from the previous two centuries