''Campanula cochleariifolia'' (also ''Campanula cochlearifolia''), common name earleaf bellflower or fairy's-thimble,
is a
species of flowering plant in the
family Campanulaceae,
native to the Pyrenees, Alps, French Massif Central, and Carpathian Mountains of Central Europe. It is a
rhizomatous herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
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perennial growing to . Clumps of bright green leaves produce nodding pale blue bell flowers on wiry stalks. It is often found growing on limestone.
This plant has gained the
Royal Horticultural Society's
Award of Garden Merit
The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions.
History
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References
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cochleariifolia
Flora of the Alps
Flora of the Carpathians
Flora of the Pyrenees
Plants described in 1785
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