Wildflower of the valley
Large Bellflower
Campanula latifolia
- How easy to find
- Easy to see — you will see it easily on the trail
- Flower size
- Medium
- Family
- Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
- Type
- Herb
- Height
- 0.5–2 m
- Altitude
- 2100–3600 m
- Flower colour
- Dark blue
- Flowering
- June to August
About Large Bellflower
Campanula latifolia is a perennial herb of 0.5 to 2m height. In “Campanula latifolia “, latifolia means large bellflower. It can be found in wild Himalayas. It is a very handsome and elegant plant having dark blue bell shaped flowers. Stem leaves are nearly stalkless and margin of leaves is toothed. Large Bellflowers found in and forests at altitudes of 2100-3600 m and shrubberies.
Where to find it
- In the middle of the valley
- In the deeper parts of the valley
Habitat
Commonly found in meadows and shruberries.
What the name means
Campanula is Latin for "little bell", after the bell-shaped flowers; latifolia means "broad-leaved".
Don't confuse it with
Confused with Codonopsis (sno 11) and Cyananthus (sno 39, 150) which also have blue bell-shaped flowers; Campanula has the tallest, most pyramid-shaped inflorescence.
