Campanula rapunculoides L.
Fully hardy perennial with deep blue flowers in summer. To 90cm. [RHSD, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘This plant [Campanula infundibuliformis] was raised at Chelsea, from seeds gathered in the Vienna garden, in 1817, under the name of Campanula lamiifolia; but it cannot be the lamiifolia of the Flora Caucasica, which appears to be our macrophylla (No. 912) the allariaefolia of Hortus Kewensis. It may, however, be Hornemann’s plant; or it may perhaps be rapunculoides variety alpha of the Flora Caucasica. It differs, however, from all of these in not having the sinuses of the calyx reflexed, as well as in the form of the leaves. Communicated by Mr. Anderson, curator of the Apothecaries’ garden at Chelsea, in july, 1823.’ [BM t.2632/1826].
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1845, 1850 and 1857 catalogues [H.45/1845].
Notes
Campanula rapunculoides Pall. ex Steud. (1840) = Campanula bononiensis L. [See Campanula persicifolia var. maxima Curt.].
Published Sep 28, 2009 - 04:29 PM | Last updated Jul 16, 2010 - 10:46 AM
Campanula rapunculoides L. | BM t.2632/1826 as Campanula infundibuliformis | BHL
| Family | Campanulaceae |
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| Region of origin | Europe, Asia |
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| Common Name | Creeping bellflower, Rover bellflower |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Campanula rapunculoides |
| Confidence level | high |