CAMPANULA 



■tpanula, a little bell) 



Campanulacttz 



43. Campanula latifolia, var. macrantha (C macrdntha) 

 English Names: Great bellflower, Coventry bells. 



CENTRAL EUROPE, PERSIA LATE MAY TO MID-JULY 



LARGE, erect, purple or dark blue bell-shaped flowers, two inches or 

 J more long, in a loose spike about eight inches long, of six to fifteen 

 flowers, borne on stems three to four feet tall. Leaves large, hairy, and 

 heart-shaped, sometimes 

 six inches long at the 

 bottom, smaller and more 

 pointed higher up. Some- 

 what rank in growth. 

 Excellent for the herba- 

 ceous border and for cut 

 ting. 



A hardy perennial of 

 easy culture in rich, well- 

 drained loam. Prefers 

 sun. 



Propagate by seed, 

 cuttings, or by division. 



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