Campanula lactiflora
| Campanula lactiflora | |
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| C. lactiflora 'Loddon Anna' | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Campanula |
| Species: | C. lactiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Campanula lactiflora | |
Campanula lactiflora, the milky bellflower,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Campanula of the family Campanulaceae, native to Turkey and the Caucasus. It is a medium-sized herbaceous perennial growing to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in), with narrow, toothed leaves 5–12 cm (2–5 in) long. Large conical clusters of open, star-shaped flowers are produced on branching stems in summer. In favourable conditions it will self-seed with variable results. The flowers are usually white or pale blue, but numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use, in a range of colours.[3]
The Latin specific epithet lactiflora means "milk-white flowers".[4]
The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
- 'Alba'[5] (white)
- 'Favourite'[6] (lilac)
- 'Loddon Anna'[7] (pale pink)
- 'Prichard's Variety'[8] (violet blue)
References
[edit]- ^ "Campanula lactiflora". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Campanula lactiflora 'Alba'". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Campanula lactiflora 'Favourite'". RHS. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Campanula lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety'". Retrieved 5 March 2021.