Basal leaves of Canterbury bells - I know that there are a lot of different varieties, but do these look familiar to you?

Nobody wants to take the chance of being wrong so I'll step forward and say that I do think it does indeed look like a young canterbury bells.

Yes I agree with Dave! It looks like the "Cup and Saucer" type. I seem to remember they are bi-annual.

Thank you both!

This is the first time I've had them germinate; and they're doing great! I'm very excited to have the opportunity to see some of these lovely flowers in my gardens next year. , and to you!

I've tried them numerous times as a reminder of my Grandfather who always had them.
They come up fine the first year but never make it through the winter to come back the second year (when they should flower).

Zone 5a.

I'm trying a three part experiment with the seedlings I have.

1) Several are planted in one gallon "plunge" pots with a good free-draining, high compost mix.
2) More are planted in the ground in a second year sheet compost area. They're quite a bit smaller than the first group but may turn out to be stronger plants.
3) The final batch are potted up and I plan to leave them in the unheated greenhouse over the winter, where at least crown rot shouldn't be an issue.

We'll see which, if any, survive.