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Campanula latifolia L.

Giant bellflower (en), Campanule à larges feuilles (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Campanula

Characteristics

A perennial herb. It grows 1.2-1.5 cm high and 45-60 cm wide. The stems are leafy and are straight and stiff. These arise from a clump of rich green leaves. The leaves are broad and pointed and slightly velvety. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are in a spike and are large and blue or white and bell shaped.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It does best with rich, well-drained soils. It needs a protected and slightly shady location. It is frost hardy. It is sensitive to drought. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.
More
Woodlands, lush meadows and hedgerows, frequently on slightly acid soils. Mixed deciduous-coniferous forests, riparian woodland and tall, herbaceous alpine vegetation.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-7

Usage

The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are eaten raw or cooked.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible flowers leaves roots shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

The plants can be grown by seed or by division or cuttings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Campanula latifolia habit picture by Botasy (cc-by-sa)
Campanula latifolia habit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Campanula latifolia habit picture by Sepulchre Frédéric (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Campanula latifolia leaf picture by Faassen harry (cc-by-sa)
Campanula latifolia leaf picture by Chris Kilmartin (cc-by-sa)
Campanula latifolia leaf picture by Béatrice Escande (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Campanula latifolia flower picture by Botasy (cc-by-sa)
Campanula latifolia flower picture by Botasy (cc-by-sa)
Campanula latifolia flower picture by klaus loellmann (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Campanula latifolia fruit picture by Maximilian Aue (cc-by-sa)
Campanula latifolia fruit picture by gabrielle kotewitz (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Campanula latifolia world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:140562-1
WFO ID wfo-0000827620
COL ID QBG5
BDTFX ID 12493
INPN ID 87666
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Trachelioides latifolia Campanula brunonis Campanula latifolia f. alba Campanula latifolia f. macrantha Campanula urticifolia Drymocodon latifolius Campanula macrantha Campanula latifolia var. canescens Campanula latifolia var. eriocarpa Campanula latifolia var. intermedia Campanula latifolia var. leiocarpa Campanula latifolia var. macrantha Campanula macrantha var. polyantha Campanula latifolia

Lower taxons

Campanula latifolia subsp. megrelica Campanula latifolia subsp. latifolia
WorldFloraDB 2024