Harebell

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Harebell in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Campanula rotundifolia, Linn. HareBell. Hairbell. Blue Bells Of Scotland. Fig. 771. Perennial, 6-12 in.: root-lvs. petiolate, orbicular or cordate, crenate-dentate: st.-lvs. linear or lanceolate, usually entire: calyx-lobes awl- shaped, erect, a third shorter than the bell-shaped bright blue corolla; fl.-buds erect. Eu., Siberia, N. Amer. Gn. 53:42; 62, p. 59. Gn. M. 14:10.—This is one of the most cosmopolitan of all campanulas, and the true harebell or bluebell of literature. In the wild it is usually slenderer and taller than in the garden. In shady woods it often grows 2 ft. high. The type has a white-fld. variety which is much less popular, but G.C. 1861:698 shows an excellent pot- plant of it. Var. alaskana. Gray. Dwarfer, leafy to the top: radical lvs. cordate, lowest st.-lvs. ovate and the upper ones becoming lanceolate: calyx-lobes attenuate, becoming deflexed; corolla ½-1½ in. long. Alaska. Var. arctica, Lange. Rigid, 1- to few-fld.: corolla 1 in. long, the calyx-lobes very slender and soon spreading or deflexing. Canada north. Var. velutina, DC. Herbage whitish pubescent. Var. Hostii, Hort. (C. Hostii, Baumg.), has larger fls. than the type and stouter sts. The lower st.-lvs. are lanceolate, remotely dentate, the upper linear entire: calyx-lobes longer than in the type, a half shorter than the corolla. The white-fld. form is not so vigorous. G. 5:207. The most pronounced variant is var. soldanellaeflora, Hort. (C. soldanella, Hort.). Fig. 772. With semi-double blue fls. split to the base into about 25 divisions. F.S. 18:1880. Gn. 60, p. 162. This curious variation is unique in the genus. The alpine soldanellas are famous among travelers for melting their way through the ice. They have fringed blue fls.—The name C. rotundifolia seems singularly inappropriate until one finds the root-lvs. in early spring. C. stenocodon, Boiss. & Reut., by some referred to C. rotundifolia, is more slender and with narrower st.-lvs.: fls. long and narrow, tubular, rich lilac- purple. Alps. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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