Campanula garganica
| Campanula garganica | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Campanuloideae |
| Genus: | Campanula L. |
| Species: | C. garganica |
Campanula garganica (Adriatic bellflower), syn. C. elatines var. garganica, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Campanula of the family Campanulaceae, native to Southern Europe. It is a small, spreading herbaceous perennial growing to 5 cm (2 in). Basal rosettes of leaves bear a profusion of star-shaped blue flowers in summer.[1]
Cultivars include 'Dickson's Gold',[2] with gold-coloured foliage, and 'W.H. Paine', with white-centred, lilac coloured flowers. The latter has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "Campanula garganica 'Dickson's Gold'". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Campanula garganica 'W.H. Paine'". Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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