Campanula glomerata

'Clustered Bellflower'

[Ex. Yorkshire, England]

Campanulaceae: an upright, hairy perennial to 25cm, found on grassland and verges, on calcareous soils. The flowers are 15-25mm long, violet-blue and bell-shaped, in terminal clusters, blooming from June-October. The leaves are heart-shaped. Locally common in the South and East England, but scarce or absent elsewhere. Native to Most of Europe, including Britain, to temperate Asia.

USES:

The leaves can be used raw or cooked. They have a mild flavour with a pleasant sweetness, it can be used as a major ingredient in salads.

GROWING INFORMATION:

Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Likes a well-drained calcareous soils particularly those on chalk and limestone. 

HARVESTED: 2022*

 

APPROX. 300+ SEEDS