Definition of Campanula medium

1. Noun. European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Canterbury Bell, Cup And Saucer
Generic synonyms: Bellflower, Campanula

Lexicographical Neighbors of Campanula Medium

Camille
Camillo Golgi
Camino
Camisard
Camisards
Camlan
Camorra
Camorrism
Camp David
Campania
Campanula americana
Campanula aparinoides
Campanula carpatica
Campanula divaricata
Campanula glomerata
Campanula medium (current term)
Campanula persicifolia
Campanula pyramidalis
Campanula rapunculoides
Campanula rapunculus
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanula trachelium
Campanulaceae
Campanulales
Campari
Campbell
Campbell's ligament
Campbell sound
Campbellism
Campbellite

Literary usage of Campanula medium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Flora historica: or, The three seasons of the British parterre historically by Henry Phillips (1829)
"Campanula medium. This plant is no longer ranked amongst the aboriginals of our soil, although Gerard tells us that " It do growe very plentifully in the ..."

2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"Campanula medium, L.-—A name proposed by Lyte, who says ' we may also call them Coventry Rapes,' the latter part of the name being suggested by the Latin ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Campanula medium (Canterbury Bell): hardy, 2 ft., blue, white, rose. &c. The double-flowered varieties of various colours are very handsome. ..."

4. Continuous Bloom in America: Where, When, What, to Plant, with Other by Louise Shelton (1915)
"The beautiful June Campanula medium, biennial, (Canterbury Bell) for best results should be started in the open nursery in May to blossom a year later for ..."

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