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Can anyone identify this self-seeded flower growing in my pot?

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CosyTurtle · 22/06/2026 15:58

This beautiful flower has grown by itself in a pot, does anyone know what it is?

Can anyone identify this self-seeded flower growing in my pot?
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DreamingOfGeneHunt · 22/06/2026 15:59

Canterbury bells I think.

Gagagardener · 22/06/2026 16:00

Looks like a small campanula, roughly speaking an alpibe plant. Pretty and harmless, likes growing in cracks in oavibgcand walls.

Gagagardener · 22/06/2026 16:06

Google Lens is quite good at helping identify plants. Try to take pics that show leaves and indicates the height..

CosyTurtle · 22/06/2026 16:10

It is cantebury bells.
Thank you all.

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Stormevey · 23/06/2026 18:43

CosyTurtle · 22/06/2026 15:58

This beautiful flower has grown by itself in a pot, does anyone know what it is?

No idea but I’d love to have it in my garden ☺️

Beebumble2 · 24/06/2026 14:47

Canterbury Bells is another name for Campanula. These a wide variety, all lovely.

Mumwithagreenhouse · 24/06/2026 15:09

Oh you lucky thing! Of all plants to self-seed, that’s a beautiful one 🌼

napody · 27/06/2026 09:17

Stormevey · 23/06/2026 18:43

No idea but I’d love to have it in my garden ☺️

It's the perfect time to sow a tray of them as they're biennial. Plant them out in autumn and you could have dozens next year for only a couple of quid!

GrannyAchingsShepherdsHut · 27/06/2026 09:24

Aren't they harebells, rather than canterbury bells?

Jasmin71 · 27/06/2026 10:08

Campanula

EBearhug · 27/06/2026 10:14

GrannyAchingsShepherdsHut · 27/06/2026 09:24

Aren't they harebells, rather than canterbury bells?

They're all campanula species. Difficult to tell quite which from the pic.

Branster · 27/06/2026 10:17

Hold on, can you really use seeds, just put them in the ground and they grow?
Campanulas are one of my favourite flowers. I love all sizes and I’ve been spending a lot of money buying them in pots to plant in the ground.
The ground covering ones don’t always take for some reason.

Beebumble2 · 27/06/2026 12:11

Branster · 27/06/2026 10:17

Hold on, can you really use seeds, just put them in the ground and they grow?
Campanulas are one of my favourite flowers. I love all sizes and I’ve been spending a lot of money buying them in pots to plant in the ground.
The ground covering ones don’t always take for some reason.

Yes you can grow them from seed, there are lots of varieties, some quite different sizes and style.
Usually sown in a greenhouse or indoors from Autumn to Spring, they then can be planted outside after the last frost has gone. But different varieties require different germination conditions. It can take some quite a long time to get established, which is why the larger types are better bought as plants.
Its fun growing from seed, so a bit of research and reading the back of the seed packet should help you.

mumumental · 28/06/2026 11:50

I have that. Originally they were all blue but now I have white ones too.

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