Campanula alliariifolia

Campanula alliariifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species: C. alliariifolia
Binomial name
Campanula alliariifolia
Willd.

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

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. GRIN Species Profile
  2. A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants (Published by The American Horticultural Society