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Storybook Blend Canterbury Bells Seeds

Storybook Blend Canterbury Bells Seeds

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~0.5 g (~800 seeds)
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What an elegant flower! Canterbury bells, also called bellflower, is one of the first imported flowers to grace colonial gardens. This dramatic, tall plant is an excellent backdrop for your shorter annuals and perennials, blooms into early summer, attracts pollinators, and is a wonderful, long-lasting cut flower!

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Variety Info

Family: Campanulaceae

Native: Italy and France

Hardiness: Biennial in USDA zones 5–8

Exposure: Full sun to part shade

Bloom Period: Spring to summer

Plant Dimensions: 18"–36" tall

Variety Info: 1"–2" long, bell-shaped flowers in purple, violet, blue, lavender, pink, and white blossoms cover tall flower spikes.

Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower

Sowing Info

When to Sow Outside: 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date, and/or 2 months before your average first frost date. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 60°-70°F.

When to Start Inside: 8 to 10 weeks before your average last frost date. May bloom first year if started indoors.

Days to Emerge: 15–20 days

Seed Depth: Press into surface

Seed Spacing: A group of 8 seeds every 6"–18"

Thinning: When 1" to 2" tall, thin to 1 every 6"–18"

Growing Info

Harvesting: For longest vase life, harvest in the morning, choosing stems where the top-most flowers have not opened, but show their final color.

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Total 5 star reviews: 8 Total 4 star reviews: 0 Total 3 star reviews: 1 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 1
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  • Donald G.
    Verified Buyer
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Jul 12, 2024
    5 Stars

    These biannual seeds REALLY pay off the second year. Profuse blooms, large blooms, and tall plants! 48" in height, with dozens of blooms per stalk. Deadhead for repeated blooms.

    The only 'negative' is that I'm only seeing white flowers. I'd definitely buy more.

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Intermediate
  • Kris M.
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Jun 23, 2024
    5 Stars

    I ordered this seed for a pollinator garden before our house sold, I seeded 2021 seed in 2022 and put the entire seed packet down fully expecting a late(june) sowing of a delicate looking flower not to have particularly great germination and boy was i surprised! It looks like every single seed germinate! They were so crowded the first year in a 10 ft line that one plant flowered and I allowed it to go to seed and in the fall I dug up and transplanted a single plant to a new row and gave away a handful to a neighbor, well all our transplants survived so well I went and thoroughly relocated half the original plants into 2 rows 10 ft long and now it looks like every single plant is going to bloom as well as about 100 seedlings that have come up from that one plant I let go to seed! So far I have only seen purple and white and I suspect I will notnlet either of those colors seed so the colors can even out, I'm excited to see if I get any violet, lavender or pink this year, the deer have chewed all the plants over the winter and they still came back happy as a row of class and don't seem to be fased by the aphids invasion of the lupines right behind them. These are great plants as soon as you get past the first flower-less year

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Intermediate
  • Christina K.
    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    Jun 9, 2024
    3 Stars

    These are pretty cools, took 2 years. But every flower is white I was hoping for some more variety

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Intermediate
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    Epic Gardening
    Jun 12, 2024

    Hey Christina,

    I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts in a review. Your photos are lovely. I've reached out to you via email. to offer assistance. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we are committed to ensuring your experience is positive. Thank you once again for your input. Keep on growing 🌻️

  • Annie N.
    Verified Buyer
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Jun 14, 2023
    5 Stars

    This was my first time growing Canterbury bells. They are such a rewarding flower to grow! Cut for an arrangement and you'll have more flowers grow!

  • Jo Anne F.
    Verified Buyer
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Aug 9, 2024
    5 Stars

    These seeds remind me of my grandmother’s garden. Great selection. 👍🏼

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Professional