peach-leaved bellflower

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Also known as: Campanula persicifolia, willow bellflower

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The peach-leaved bellflower, scientifically known as Campanula persicifolia, is a perennial herb native to Eurasian woodlands and meadows. This plant is a type of bellflower, characterized by its bell-shaped flowers. Specifically, the peach-leaved bellflower produces spikes of outward-facing bells on slender stems, typically ranging from 30 to 90 cm (12 to 35 inches) in height. The flowers can be white or blue. Bellflowers, in general, belong to the genus Campanula and are often cultivated for their ornamental value in gardens.12

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Peach-leaved bellflower (C. persicifolia), found in Eurasian woodlands and meadows, produces slender-stemmed spikes, 30 to 90 cm (12 to 35 inches) tall, of long-stalked outward-facing bells. Rampion (C. rapunculus) is a Eurasian and North African biennial grown for its turniplike roots and leaves, which are…
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Peach-leaved bellflower (C. persicifolia), found in Eurasian woodlands and meadows, produces slender-stemmed spikes, 30 to 90 cm (12 to 35 inches) tall, of long-stalked outward-facing bells. Rampion (C. rapunculus) is a Eurasian and North African biennial grown for its turniplike roots and leaves, which are…
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