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The bellflower that spends all summer impersonating fine china on a stem.
means A flowering plant in the genus Campanula, named for its bell-shaped blooms, popular in gardens for its delicate blue, purple, or white blossoms.
from From Latin campanula, meaning 'little bell,' a diminutive of campana, 'bell.' Campana itself is traditionally linked to Campania, the Italian region — the popular story claims early bells were first cast there, though the connection is more legend than documented fact. What's certain is the shape did the naming: botanists looked at the drooping, flared blossom and simply called it what it resembled.
- name origin
- Latin for little bell, obviously
- family size
- over 500 species worldwide
- garden habit
- self-seeds aggressively, thanks uninvited
- symbolism
- represents gratitude and constancy in flower language