Campanula pyramidalis
Campanula pyramidalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Genus: | Campanula |
Species: | C. pyramidalis
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Binomial name | |
Campanula pyramidalis |
Campanula pyramidalis, the chimney bellflower, is a species of Campanula, native to southeastern Europe in Italy and the western Balkans. Campanula means "bell-like" referring to the bell-shape of its flowers, while pyramidalis means pyramidal or conical, which refers to its conical shape.[1]
It is a short-lived perennial herbaceous plant growing up to 1.5 m tall. The leaves are broad ovate on the lower part of the stem, slender lanceolate on the upper part of the stem. The flowers are bell-shaped, blue, 3–4 cm diameter. The flowers are hermaphroditic, and the plant is self-fertile. It grows in many different soil types, and can handle a wide pH range. It prefers a sunny or partially shaded area.
It is grown as an ornamental plant for its scented flowers; several cultivars have been selected with flower colour ranging from white to dark blue.
References
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). The names of plants. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 87& 322.
- Flora Europaea: Campanula pyramidalis
- Plants for a Future: Campanula pyramidalis
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 1: 494. Macmillan.Error: "Q2119769" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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- Campanula
- Flora of Italy
- Garden plants
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus