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]

Campanula lactiflora
C. lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species:
C. lactiflora
Binomial name
Campanula lactiflora

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)
  • 'Loddon Anna'[6] (pale pink)
  • 'Prichard's Variety'[7] (violet blue)

References
  1. "Campanula lactiflora". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  5. "RHS Plant Selector - Campanula lactiflora 'Alba'". Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  6. "RHS Plant Selector - Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'". Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  7. "RHS Plant Selector - Campanula lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety'". Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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