bonnet bellflower

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Also known as: Codonopsis

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The bonnet bellflower, or Codonopsis, is a genus of about 30 to 40 species of sprawling perennials native to Central and East Asia. These plants are characterized by their long-stalked, bell-shaped flowers, which are typically blue but can also be white or yellowish. One notable species, C. clematidea, features pale-blue, bonnet-shaped corollas with reflexed calyxes. Bonnet bellflowers belong to the larger bellflower family, Campanulaceae, which includes around 2,400 species, many of which are cultivated for their showy, blue, bell-like flowers. The genus Campanula is the most typical genus within this family.1

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Codonopsis, bonnet bellflower, from Central and East Asia, is a genus of 30 to 40 mostly weak-stemmed, sprawling perennials, with long-stalked, usually blue (though sometimes white or yellowish) pendent bell-shaped flowers. C. clematidea, sprawling to about 60 cm (2 feet), has pale-blue, bonnet-shaped corollas with a…
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Codonopsis, bonnet bellflower, from Central and East Asia, is a genus of 30 to 40 mostly weak-stemmed, sprawling perennials, with long-stalked, usually blue (though sometimes white or yellowish) pendent bell-shaped flowers. C. clematidea, sprawling to about 60 cm (2 feet), has pale-blue, bonnet-shaped corollas with a…
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