Mary's bellflower

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Mary's bellflower
Mary's bellflower (Campanula medium)

Mary's bellflower ( Campanula medium )

Systematics
Euasterids II
Order : Astern-like (Asterales)
Family : Bellflower family (Campanulaceae)
Subfamily : Campanuloideae
Genre : Bluebells ( campanula )
Type : Mary's bellflower
Scientific name
Campanula medium
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The Marien's bellflower ( Campanula medium ) is a species of bellflower ( Campanula ) within the bellflower family (Campanulaceae).

description

illustration
Flower diagram - 3 cover sheets, 4 bracts
Flower bud, the sepals are clearly visible
Flowers of the cultivar 'Champion Lavender'
Five-fold bloom
Close-up of the flower of a white campanula medium

Vegetative characteristics

It is a biennial herbaceous plant that forms leaf rosettes in the first year and then stems and flowers in the second . It reaches stature heights of about 60 to 80 centimeters. With a length of 12 to 15 centimeters, the basal leaves are lanceolate to elliptical with a serrated leaf margin.

Generative characteristics

The flowering period extends from May to July. The flowers are arranged in a loose, racemose inflorescence . The short-stalked, large, hermaphrodite flower is 2.5 to 4 inches tall and five-fold. The five sepals are only fused at their base. The five petals are fused bell-shaped; Their colors are different shades of blue, less often white or pink, depending on the variety. The corolla lobes are bent. There is only one circle with five fertile stamens. There are five styluses.

A capsule fruit is formed.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 34.

Occurrence

The Marien's bellflower comes from southeastern France and northern and central Italy (in the regions of Piedmont , Lombardy , Liguria , Emilia-Romagna , Tuscany , Marche , Campania ).

The Marien's bellflower thrives best on fresh, loose, nutrient-rich soils without waterlogging.

Common names

For the Marien's bellflower (in Latin also earlier called Viola mariana and Medium ) there are or existed, in some cases only regionally, the other German-language trivial names : Marienglöcklein ( Silesia ), Marienglocken, Marienveilchen, Marietten and Tschokoladibechercher ( Transylvania ).

use

The varieties of Mary's bellflower are used as ornamental plants in the temperate areas in gardens . It has been part of the German cottage garden since the 16th century .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas . With the collaboration of Angelika Schwabe and Theo Müller. 8th, heavily revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5 , pp.  891 .
  2. ↑ Data sheet distributed in France and photos at Tela Botanica .
  3. ↑ Data sheet distributed in Italy and photos from Flora Italiana at Schede die Botanica .
  4. ↑ Joachim Camerarius (Ed.): Kreutterbuch Deß highly learned and well-known Mr. D. Petri Andreae Matthioli, now again with many beautiful new figures, also useful art scenes […,]. Frankfurt am Main 1609, p. 414.
  5. ^ Georg August Pritzel , Carl Jessen : The German folk names of plants. New contribution to the German linguistic treasure. Philipp Cohen, Hannover 1882, page 75. ( online ).

Web links

Commons : Marien-Glockenblume ( Campanula medium )  - album with pictures, videos and audio files