Canterbury Bells ..
Scientific Name: Campanula medium 'Champion' mix ...
Family: Campanulaceae ..
There's Champion Blue, Champion Lavender, Champion White and Champion Pink ...
Campanula medium is a native of France, Southern Germany, Romania, Hungary and Southern parts of England ...
# Here's a couple of images of Canterburt Bells 'Champion Blue' taken last year, ie, July, 2008 .. Although it is named 'blue', but it's rather purple in color ..
Presumedly Canterbury Bells were so-named in the 12th Century because the blossoms resembled the bells that were hung upon the necks of horses who took pilgrims to the shrine of Thomas a'Beckett, archbiship of Canterbury ... [ Source: Canterbury Bells: Paghat's Garden ..
Check out other members of the Campanulaceae / Bellflower family .. click here ....
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