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Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium)
Family: Campanulaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)
Bloom Color: Blue. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots, Roots/Tubers
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter
Flavor & Culinary Uses
Young shoots - raw or cooked. Root - cooked. — Young shoots - raw or cooked.
Habitat & North American Range
Railway banks in the S.E. and E. Midlands of Britain. Stony banks amongst calcareous rocks in Europe. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)