Campanula alliariifolia

Campanula alliariifolia is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. It is native to the Caucasus and Turkey and it is grown as an ornamental plant. Common names include Cornish bellflower.[1]

Campanula alliariifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species:
C. alliariifolia
Binomial name
Campanula alliariifolia

It is a vigorous, clump-forming perennial with heart-shaped, toothed, gray hairy basal leaves that are 3 inches long. It has tubular-bell shaped white flowers, which are 2 cm. long with pointed petals.

Campanula alliariifolia can grow from 12- 24 inches and spreads up to 18 inches. It is in the USDA Hardiness Zones 3-7 and can live in heat zones up to 7.[2]

References

  1. "Campanula alliariifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants (Published by The American Horticultural Society
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