{"id":10493,"date":"2015-07-08T07:57:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T14:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10493"},"modified":"2015-06-30T00:51:14","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T07:51:14","slug":"bells-and-not-cockleshells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/bells-and-not-cockleshells\/","title":{"rendered":"Canterbury Bells not Cockleshells"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LBA<\/a>
\nCampanula burghaltii is a showy Canterbury Bell or Campanula. The pale lavender flowers are borne on wiry stems that I find need no extra support. The leaves are leathery in texture and oval in shape.<\/p>\n

\"LBA<\/a><\/p>\n

Canterbury Bells are available in a range of sizes and colours. This Campanula lactiflora has been grown from seed and last year was even better as it made pyramids of flowers. Perhaps I should allow each plant a bit more space.<\/p>\n

\"Bell<\/a><\/p>\n

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This alpine version of the Canterbury Bell seems to be all flower and no leaf. It is performing well in\u00c2\u00a0 a moist plunge bed.
\n\"Book<\/a>
\nDwarf Campanula by Graham Nichols<\/a>
\nSee also Campanula for the rockery here<\/a> or Alpine campanulas.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"canterbury<\/a><\/p>\n

This Bell flower has self sown in my garden for many years. The stems need some support but they flower for a long period and I am loathed to pull them all up. I try help the white flowers as they seem less robust.<\/p>\n

Read more about Growing Canterbury Bells<\/a><\/p>\n

What is brown and sounds like a cracked Bell? \u00c2\u00a0 – \u00c2\u00a0 Dung!<\/p>\n

Cracked bells can be very good fertiliser for your garden.\u00c2\u00a0 Make sure that and ‘Dung’ is well rotted.
\n\"Cracked<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Campanula burghaltii is a showy Canterbury Bell or Campanula. The pale lavender flowers are borne on wiry stems that I find need no extra support. The leaves are leathery in texture and oval in shape. Canterbury Bells are available in a range of sizes and colours. This Campanula lactiflora has been grown from seed and last year was even better as it made pyramids of flowers. Perhaps I should allow each plant a bit more space.   This alpine version…<\/p>\n

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