Pyramidal bellflower
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The pyramidal bellflower ( Campanula pyramidalis ) is a species of bellflower ( Campanula ) in the bellflower family (Campanulaceae).
features
The pyramid bellflower is an evergreen, perennial hapaxanthe plant that reaches heights of 80 to 150 centimeters. The stem is erect and hardly branched. The basal leaves are broadly ovate-oblong to heart-shaped, long-stalked, shiny and roughly serrated glandular. There are 3 flowers in each of the leaf axils . They are short-stalked and arranged in a long, narrow panicle. The crown is star-shaped to wide-belled, 20 to 26 millimeters long, up to 30 (rarely up to 50) millimeters wide and colored light blue-violet, pale blue or rarely white. The capsule is round and has pores in its center.
The flowering period extends from June to August.
Occurrence
The pyramidal bellflower occurs from northeast Italy to Albania on limestone cliffs, walls and stony drifts at altitudes of 5 to 935 meters.
use
The pyramid bellflower is used as an ornamental plant for borders, terraces and dry stone walls as well as cut flowers and altar decorations. It has been in culture since 1569 at the latest. The species is cultivated every two years.
Common names
For the pyramid bellflower there are or existed, in some cases only regionally, also the other German-language trivial names : Glöcklein ( Thuringia ), Milchglöcklein and tower bells.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 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 ).