WorldFloraDB - Campanula pyramidalis

Characteristics

A short lived plant which can last a few years. It forms clumps. It grows 1.2-2 m high and spreads 60 cm wide. The leaves are broad and pointed. They have teeth along the edge. The stems are tall and branching. The flowers are in a pyramid shaped arrangement. The flowers are open and bell shaped. They are blue or white.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

barochory

Mature width (meter)

0.3 - 0.5

Mature height (meter)

1.5 - 1.75

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Naturalized on walls in southern England and the Channel Islands.

More

It suits hardiness zones 8-10.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The cooked root is a famine food. The young shoots are cooked as a vegetable.

Uses	environmental use
Edible	flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°)	20
Germination luminosity	light
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-12
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-