Scientific Name: Campanula trachelium
Common Name: nettle-leaved bellflower
Family Name: Campanulaceae
Origin: Africa, Central / west Asia, Europe
Hardiness Zone: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Mature Size: 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture: Medium - coarse
Landscape Uses: Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Summer interest, Woodland margin
Exposure: Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Humus rich, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pubescent, Lanceolate, Ovate, Dentate, Serrate
Flowers: Raceme, Blue, Violet, Purple, Jun-Jul-Aug
Fruit: Capsule, Brown, Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Stem leaves ovate-lanceolate, 10-14cm long x 4-6cm wide, nettle-like, pubescent, margins deeply-toothed; florets nodding, in loose racemes, 3-4cm long x ~5cm wide, Jun-Aug.