Single or double,
pink, rose, lavender, white or blue flowers on
loose racemes. Each flower is surrounded by a
calyx of the same color as the petals giving it
a cup and saucer look.
Summer
Lance-shaped, green
basal leaves
Full sun to partial
shade
Common name was given to the plant during the 12th
century. The flowers resembled the bells worn by
the horses that carried people to the shrine of
Thomas A Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Canterbury Cathedral
in
England.
