Campanula cochleariifolia

Campanula cochleariifolia (also Campanula cochlearifolia), common name earleaf bellflower[1] or fairy's-thimble,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae, native to the Pyrenees, Alps, French Massif Central, and Carpathian Mountains of Central Europe. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in). Clumps of bright green leaves produce nodding pale blue bell flowers on wiry stalks.[3]

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

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

References

  1. "Campanula cochlearifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  4. "RHS Plant Selector - Campanula cochleariifolia". Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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