Campanula pulla

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Campanula pulla
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species:
C. pulla
Binomial name
Campanula pulla
Synonyms[1]
  • Campanula macrocalyx Schur
  • Campanula pseudopulla Schur
  • Campanula pulla var. pseudopulla (Schur) Nyman
  • Campanula pulla var. ramosa A.DC.

Campanula pulla, the solitary harebell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae, native to the northeastern Alps of Austria.[1] [2] A spreading, mat-forming perennial, the Royal Horticultural Society recommends it for scree gardens.[3] It is available from commercial suppliers.[4] There appear to be cultivars or selections; 'Blue Drops' and 'Alba',[5][6] and a hybrid with Campanula carpatica; Campanula × pulloides, which itself has cultivars, 'Jelly Bells', and 'G.F. Wilson', which has gained the RHS Award of Garden Merit.[7][8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Campanula pulla L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Campanula pulla (CMPPL)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Scree gardening". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Campanula pulla". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022. 4 suppliers ... Synonyms; Campanula pulla 'Blue'
  5. ^ "Campanula pulla 'Blue Drops'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Campanula pulla 'Alba'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022. 1 suppliers
  7. ^ "Campanula × pulloides Farrer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2022. This name is unplaced
  8. ^ "Campanula × pulloides 'Jelly Bells'PBR". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Campanula × pulloides hort. 'G.F. Wilson' bellflower 'G.F. Wilson'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022. 7 suppliers