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Bedstraw Bellflower

Palustricodon aparinoides

Also called Marsh Harebell, Marsh Bellflower

Bedstraw Bellflower
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0

A low, sprawling perennial of wet ground, native to cool northern areas of North America, with small pale blue bell flowers. Keep its roots consistently moist and give it cool conditions.

Family
Campanulaceae (Campanul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep soil consistently wet or boggy; it is an obligate wetland plant.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich loam or wet mud; a bog or pond margin mix.
Temperature
Cool-temperate; tolerates winter cold down to about -30 °C, dislikes hot summers.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. & E. Canada to N. & E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Palustricodon aparinoides, the marsh bellflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is native to cool-temperate areas of central and eastern Canada and the north-central and eastern United States, and it has been introduced to Washington state and Finland. A perennial herb, it is an obligate wetland species. Under its synonym Campanula aparinoides it has been assessed as Least Concern.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Palustricodon aparinoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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