CAMPANULA 



(From the Latin campanula, a little bell) 

 Campanulacea 



145. Campanula carpatica 

 English Names: Carpathian harebell, Bellflower. 



TRANSYLVANIA MID-JUNE TO MID-OCTOBER 



LARGE, erect, purple-blue cup-shaped flowers an inch and a half 

 J across, carried on delicate branching stems six to twelve inches high. 

 Leaves pointed-oval, somewhat heart-shaped, with wavy edges, forming 

 very neat and dainty 

 clumps; persistent. Un- 

 excelled for the rock gar- 

 den or for edging the 

 herbaceous border, good 

 also for cutting. 



A hardy perennial of 

 easy culture, especially in 

 the Northern States, in 

 any rich, well-drained gar- 

 den soil. Prefers sun. 



Propagate by seed, 

 cuttings, or by division. 



Var. turhindta (Tur- 

 ban bellflower). Dwarfer 

 and more compact than 

 the type, with purplish- 

 blue flowers more bell- 

 shaped and often two 

 inches across, larger 

 leaves, and less erect 

 habit. Excellent. 



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