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Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell
Origin: Native to most of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate regions.
| Family |
| Campanulaceae |
| Genus |
| Campanula |
| Species |
| rotundifolia |
| Category |
| Perennials, Weeds |
| Pronunciation |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| The Harebell is found in dry, nutrient-lacking grassland and heaths in Europe and North America. The plant often grows in cracks on walls, cliff faces and dunes. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are five violet-blue petals linked together into a bell shape, with each bloom being about 15 mm long. |
| Fruit Description |
| The seeds are contained in a capsule about 3–4 mm in diameter. They are released by pores at the bottom of the capsule. |
| Propagation |
| Root cuttings collected in the autumn and cut into 5 cm lengths and place horizontally in flats barley covering the top. Water and place in a cold frame until growth appears and then pot individually. |
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