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'''''Adenophora''''' '''(Lilyleaf Ladybell)''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]] within the family [[Campanulaceae]]. Its prevalent common name is ladybells. Many of its species are quite similar to species of [[Campanula]], from which they differ only through the presence of a tubular or glandular disc at the base of the [[Gynoecium|style]]. Low foliage rosette, blue, bell-like flowers on stems, heat tolerant, July-Aug., height 24"-36", spread 12"-18". Use for border garden. Prefers well-drained soil. {{Inc| Adenophora (gland-bearing; referring to the cylindrical nectary which surrounds the base of the style). Campanulaceae. Campanula-like border perennials. Herbs, differing from Campanula chiefly by the style being surrounded by a cylindrical gland: corolla ball- shaped, 5-lobed: stamens free from corolla, the filaments dilated and ciliate toward base; caps. 3-celled.— About 14 species of hardy herbaceous perennials in Siberia, China and Japan. Fls. blue, nodding, on short pedicels, produced freely in midsummer in slender but stiff, erect panicles or loose racemes.—For cult. see [[Campanula]].{{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== Propagation is by seeds or cuttings in spring. The plants do not take kindly to division or other disturbance of the roots. Many other species than those in the trade are worthy.{{SCH}} ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== Species include: *''[[Adenophora bulleyana]]'' *''[[Adenophora coelestis]]'' *''[[Adenophora confusa]]'' *''[[Adenophora lilifolia]]'' : a hardy perennials producing drooping pale blue flowers on branching spikes in July *''[[Adenophora polyantha]]'' {{Inc| *A. coronopifolia, Fisch. 1-3 ft.: radical lvs. petiolate, ovate-rotund, cordate, crenately toothed, hairy; upper lvs. sessile, entire or nearly so, glabrous, and linear lanceolate: fls. racemose, 3-10 in a cluster, blue, each fl. on a slender pedicel. June. Dahuria. *A. denticulata, Fisch. (A. tricuspidata, DC.). 1 1/2-2 ft.: upper lvs. sessile, ovate-lanceolate, the lower and radical ones petioled and more or less orbicular: fls. small, blue, pedicillate, in a terminal, loose raceme. July. Dahuria. *A. Gmelinii, Fisch. 1-2 1/2 ft.: lvs., or at least the upper ones, linear, narrow, entire or nearly so, and quite glabrous: fls. blue, 3-10 in a second racemose cluster which is axillary near the upper part of the st. Dahuria.—Suitable for dry and stony places. *A. intermedia, Ledeb., not Sweet (A. coronata, DC.). Plant 2-3 1/2 ft.: radical lvs. petiolate, cordate, toothed: upper lvs. acutish at base, serrate, crowded: fls. pale blue, racemose, small. May. Siberia. *A. periplocaefolia, DC. A dwarf (3 in.) perennial suitable for rockeries, with ascending st.: lvs. petiolate, ovate, acute at the apex, slightly cordate at the base, crenately serrate: fls. usually solitary and scapose, pale blue. June. Siberia. *A. stylosa, Fisch. 1-2 ft., erect: Lvs. petiolate, the lower obovate and sinuate, the upper ovate, acuminate, quite glabrous: fls. few, racemose, the raceme naked, and lax. May. E. Eu. *A. verticillata, Fisch. 2-3 ft.: st. simple: lvs. whorled, serrate, the upper ovate-lanceolate, the lower petiolate, sub-orbicular: fls. pale blue, small, arranged in irregular clusters near the top of the St., some, along the lower part of the st., in whorls. June. Dahuria. {{SCH}} }} ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} __NOTOC__
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