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bellflower

General name for many plants of the family Campanulaceae, especially those of the genus Campanula. The white, pink, or blue flowers are bell-shaped and showy. The varied leaf bluebell C. rotundifolia grows in northern North America and Europe.

Bellflower

City in southwestern California, 23 km/14 mi southeast of Los Angeles, on the San Gabriel River; population (1990) 61,800. It grew rapidly as a residential and retailing centre in the 1950s. It now has a variety of aerospace, high-tech, and other light industries.

It was founded in 1906 by Dutch settlers and was formerly a market gardening community.



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GOOD GUIDANCE To see whether mother plants can give their offspring advice about how to cope with the environment, Laura Galloway of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville is studying tall bellflowers (Campanula americana).
Mommy greenest: evidence grows for parental care in plants by Milius, Susan / Science News
Despite an ardent search for something more colorful than ivy or ferns, ground cover selections for shady areas have been limited to mauve-blue periwinkles (Vinca Major and Vinca Minor) and mauve-violet bellflowers (Campanula poscharskyana).
IN THE GARDEN SPIDERWORT EASY TO APPRECIATE, HARD TO BANISH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Although it is possible to make sauce out of almost any apple, the best have a soft texture that will break down with little cooking; Bellflowers and Stripeys are ideal for sauce making.
Stalking the old-time apples by Elliott, Doug / New Life Journal
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