Campanula medium

Canterbury Bells

Message of the Flower

Joy's Call

The Mother’s Comment

It is modest and rarely makes itself heard.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

There is nothing spiritually wrong in being glad and cheerful, on the contrary it is the right thing.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - IV: Cheerfulness and Happiness

Cheerfulness is the salt of sadhana. It is a thousand times better than gloominess.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - IV: Cheerfulness and Happiness

A hidden Bliss is at the root of things.

A mute Delight regards Time's countless works: To house God's joy in things Space gave wide room, To house God's joy in self our souls were born.

This universe an old enchantment guards; Its objects are carved cups of World-Delight Whose charmed wine is some deep soul's rapture-drink: The All-Wonderful has packed heaven with his dreams, He has made blank ancient Space his marvel-house; He spilled his spirit into Matter's signs: His fires of grandeur burn in the great sun, He glides through heaven shimmering in the moon; He is beauty carolling in the fields of sound; He chants the stanzas of the odes of Wind; He is silence watching in the stars at night; He wakes at dawn and calls from every bough, Lies stunned in the stone and dreams in flower and tree.

Sri Aurobindo, Savitri - II: The Debate of Love and Death

Colour

Blue, purple, pink, white

Family

Campanulaceae

Cultivars

Includes 'Cup and Saucer', 'Calycanthema', 'Champion Blue', 'Champion Pink'

Person who named the flower

Carl Linnaeus

Flower Size

1-2 inches long

Flower Texture

Smooth

Number of Petals

5 fused petals

Floral Symmetry

Radially symmetrical.

Fragrance of Flower

Mildly fragrant

Leaf Texture

Rough, hairy

Leaf Arrangement

Basal rosette in the first year, with stem leaves arranged alternately in the second year

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Herbaceous plant

Life Cycle

Biennial

Blooming Period

Late spring to early summer in its second year

Climate

Temperate

Water Requirements

Moderate, prefers moist but well-drained soil

Soil Type

Prefers rich, well-drained soils with a neutral to alkaline pH

Temperature Ranges

Hardy in USDA zones 4-10

Sun or Shade

Prefers full sun to partial shade

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Susceptible to snails and slugs; powdery mildew and rust can also be problems

Pollinators

Attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators

Habitat

Native to southern Europe; widely cultivated in gardens worldwide

Role in the Ecosystem

Provides nectar for pollinators

Ornamental

Widely used in garden borders, cottage gardens, and for cut flowers

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Primarily ornamental

Endangered Status

Not considered endangered; widely cultivated.