Campanula latifolia

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Campanula latifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Campanula latifolia, Linn. Perennial, 3-4 ft.: lvs. large, doubly serrate; root-lvs. sometimes 6 in. long, petiolate, cordate, covered with soft hairs; st.-lvs. sessile, more acuminate: peduncle 1-fld.; calyx-lobes long-acuminate, one-third shorter than the corolla; fls. 6-15 in a loose spike or raceme about 8 in. long, erect, very large, 2½ in. long, purple or dark blue, hairy. Eu., Persia. G.W. 8, p. 445. Var. macrantha, Sims (C. macrantha, Fisch.) is commoner in cult, than the type, a little hairier, with a glabrous calyx and very large fls. B.M. 2553, 3347. R.H. 1897, p. 239. J.H. III. 60:263. Var. eriocarpa, DC., has the st. and lvs. pilose and more pallid, and a hispid calyx-tube. There is a white-fld. form. It is native to England, and is easily naturalized there in wild gardens. The st.-lvs. are probably the largest of any of the garden kinds, often 3½ in. long and 2 in. wide. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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