Canterbury bell
noun
Can·ter·bury bell
ˈkan-tər-ˌber-ē- 
-tə-,
-ˌbe-rē-,
-ˌb(ə-)rē-
: any of several bellflowers (such as Campanula medium) cultivated for their showy flowers
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Sun Valley Wildflower Hill at the Theodore Payne Foundation Nursery is thriving with a few species of phacelia, including lavender-blue lacy phacelia and violet Canterbury bells.
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Canterbury bell
noun
Can·ter·bury bell
ˌkant-ə(r)-ˌber-ē-
: a cultivated bellflower
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