Carpathian bellflower
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The Carpathian bellflower ( Campanula carpatica ) is a species of bellflower ( Campanula ) in the bellflower family (Campanulaceae).
features
The Carpathian bellflower is an evergreen, perennial plant that reaches heights of (10) 30 to 50 centimeters. It forms a Pleiokorm . The stem is erect or ascending and branched. The basal leaves are round or heart-shaped and roughly serrated, the blade is 2.5 to 5 centimeters long. The flowers are solitary. The crown is bowl-shaped and 30 to 40 millimeters wide, its tips are broad, semicircular, blunt or pointed. The capsule fruit is oval-cylindrical, the pores are close to the upper edge.
The flowering time is in June, sometimes it begins as early as May and lasts until August.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 34.
Occurrence
The Carpathian bellflower occurs in the southern and eastern Carpathians on ledges in the mountain forest.
Systematics
In addition to the nominate form of the Carpathian bellflower, a dwarf form has been described as the variety Campanula carpatica var. Turbinata (Schott, Nyman et Kotschy) Nichols. This is more compact, reaches heights of 10 to 15 centimeters and has flowers up to 50 millimeters wide.
use
The Carpathian bellflower is widely used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens and dry stone walls. It has been in culture since 1770 at the latest. There are numerous varieties whose crown color ranges from dark blue to dark purple to light purple with a white center. The 'Warley White' variety is summer green and has a lavender-blue crown filled with 4 crown quarters.
The Carpathian bellflower forms hybrids with other bellflower species:
- Campanula carpatica var. Turbinata × Campanula raineri : Campanula × pseudoraineri hort., The leaves are hairy gray.
- Campanula carpatica var. Turbinata or Campanula pulla × Campanula waldsteiniana : Campanula × stansfieldii hort., The crown is broad-bellied, erect to nodding and purple.
- Campanula carpatica × Campanula cochleariifolia : Campanula × haylodgensis hort., The leaf blade is only 1 (to 2) centimeters long.
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 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Campanula carpatica at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
