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rotundifolia
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oreophilum
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canadensis
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pinardii
 June
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kemulariae
May
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glareosum
April
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ranunculoides
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nivale
February
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vernalis
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Plant
of the Month
June
2003
Campanula
kemulariae
by Iza Goroff
Campanula
kemulariae is a member of the Campanulaceae, the
family which also contains the genera Adenophora, Asyneuma,
Codonopsis, Cyananthus, Edrianthus, Jasione, Physoplexis,
Phyteuma, Platycodon, Symphyandra, Trachelium, and
Wahlenbergia, all of which have valuable rock garden plants,
as well as other genera which have not yet found places in
rock gardens. The genus Campanula contains about 300
species. Campanula kemulariae
is one of many which originate in the Caucasus
Mountains.
Campanula
kemulariae is a slow, but sure spreader. The
spreading plant is low, about 4" (10 cm tall) with shiny,
heart shaped, doubly dentate leaves about 2" (5 cm) wide and
, putting up suberect (i.e. they flop a bit) multibranched
flowering stems, each as long as 12" ( 30 cm). A flowering
stem may contain as many as 15 of its lavender-blue bell
flowers, each about 0.8" (2 cm) long and 1.25" (3 cm) wide.
The flower's long stamen is orange-toned, like a copper bell
clapper.
Campanula
kemulariae is an easy plant in a wide variety of
soils. It is surprisingly shade tolerant. Because of its
spreading nature, it is best to keep it from delicate
plants. Easily divided, it can also be propagated from seed.
It is cold hardy throughout North America.
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