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Accession Data:

Canarina canariensis (L.) Vatke

  • Common Name: Canary Island Bellflower
  • Family: Campanulaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Spain (Tenerife, Canary Islands)

  • Culture: Winter-growing tuberous vine which needs cool temperatures and strong sunlight; dormant in summer.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201100193
  • Source: Greg Anderson (GJA#4773)
  • Provenance: GJA 4773, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
  • Accession Date: 05-16-2011
  • Bench: 2104 - MED:Mediterranean D
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 5 confirmed on 01-30-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid II
  • Order: Asterales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Campanulaceae
  • SubFamily: Campanuloideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012

References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Canary Is.

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 13 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 13 February 2015.

data regenerated on Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:12:02 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Canarina canariensis

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Current Accessions in the Campanulaceae

Subfamily Campanuloideae

  • Campanula rumeliana
  • Canarina canariensis W/C
  • Nesocodon mauritianus
  • Trachelium caeruleum

Subfamily Lobelioideae

  • Brighamia insignis
  • Lobelia angulata
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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