bellflower
noun
bell·flow·er
ˈbel-ˌflau̇(-ə)r 
: any of a genus (Campanula of the family Campanulaceae, the bellflower family) of widely cultivated herbs having alternate leaves and usually showy bell-shaped flowers
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While a wallpaper photographed by Calle was turned into a key black-and-white print in the collection, with small bellflowers blossoming on shirts and pants, a flavor for Orientalism infiltrated Rizza’s designs, inspired by some of Calle’s snapshots.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Keep bellflowers cool by planting them in partial shade, making sure they are protected from the hot afternoon sun.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
More on Design During or after its maritime service, its original gilding and carvings of bellflowers were stripped away.
—Eve M. Kahn, New York Times, 8 May 2024
The idyllic courtyard blooms year round, featuring hydrangeas in May and June, bellflowers in August and September, and even winter tropical plants in January.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024
For example, creeping bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides), with attractive spikes of purple bell-like blooms, is shade-tolerant and reseeds freely.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2023
In sunnier locales are Parry’s bellflower, yarrow, lupine and beardlip penstemon.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2023
Chris HackettGetty Images Part of the bellflower family, this long-living perennial is easy to please.
—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 27 June 2022
The powder-blue piece — a combination table, chair, and lamp with a glass shade that looks like a bellflower — feels like it’s been plucked from a dream.
—Diana Budds, Curbed, 4 Mar. 2022
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Keep bellflowers cool by planting them in partial shade, making sure they are protected from the hot afternoon sun.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
More on Design During or after its maritime service, its original gilding and carvings of bellflowers were stripped away.
—Eve M. Kahn, New York Times, 8 May 2024
The idyllic courtyard blooms year round, featuring hydrangeas in May and June, bellflowers in August and September, and even winter tropical plants in January.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024
For example, creeping bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides), with attractive spikes of purple bell-like blooms, is shade-tolerant and reseeds freely.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2023
In sunnier locales are Parry’s bellflower, yarrow, lupine and beardlip penstemon.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2023
Chris HackettGetty Images Part of the bellflower family, this long-living perennial is easy to please.
—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 27 June 2022
The powder-blue piece — a combination table, chair, and lamp with a glass shade that looks like a bellflower — feels like it’s been plucked from a dream.
—Diana Budds, Curbed, 4 Mar. 2022
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“Bellflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bellflower. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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bellflower
noun
bell·flow·er
ˈbel-ˌflau̇(-ə)r
: any of various herbs that are often grown for their showy flowers shaped like bells
Geographical Definition
Bellflower
geographical name
Bell·flow·er
ˈbel-ˌflau̇(-ə)r
city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles population 76,616
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