Campanula parryi
Parry's Bellflower
a perennial member of the Campanula genus in the family Campanulaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Genus
- Campanula
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Growth rate
- vigorous
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Spread
- 0.5 m
- Fertility
- Self fertile, Bees, Flies, Beetles, Lepidoptera, Self
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Bees, Flies, Beetles, Lepidoptera, Self
Uses
Edible uses
Leaves - raw or cooked. There are no edible uses listed for Campanula parryi.
Medicinal uses
Historical medicinal uses. These records describe reported uses. They do not establish safety or effectiveness. Ask a qualified health professional before using any plant medicinally.
This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.
The root is antiphlogistic[4]. A poultice made from the chewed root has been applied to bruises[8]. The plant has been taken by pregnant women who desired a female child[8]. The dried plant has been used as a dusting powder to treat sores[8]. The chewed blossoms have been applied to the skin as a depilatory[8].
- Product or use
- Antiphlogistic
- Product or use
- Miscellany
- Product or use
- Poultice
- Product or use
- Skin
Material uses
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The chewed blossoms are depilatory[4].
Environment
- Range
- South-western N. America.
- Habitat
- Moist sub-alpine meadows and other open places in mountains, 2100 - 3000 metres[9].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- Zone 4+
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - surface sow spring in a cold frame. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 4 weeks at 18°c[3]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Basal cuttings in spring[1]. Harvest the shoots when they are about 10 - 15cm long with plenty of underground stem. Pot them up into individual pots and keep them in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer. Division in spring or autumn[2]. Difficult, because the long runners do not take kindly to separation from the parent plant and are difficult to establish[6].
Cultivation
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Prefers a moist but well-drained rich sandy loam and a neutral or alkaline soil in sun or partial shade[1][5]. Plants grow and spread freely in any light soil and do well when hanging over a wall[6]. Plants are hardy to at least -15°c[5]. The species in this genus do not often hybridize and so seed can generally be relied upon to come true[6]. The plants are self-fertile[6]. Seed is freely produced in British gardens[6]. Plants are very attractive to slugs[6]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[7].
References
F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951-00-00
Sanders. T. W. Popular Hardy Perennials. Collingridge 1926-00-00
Bird. R. (Editor) Growing from Seed. Volume 3. Thompson and Morgan. 1989-00-00
Arnberger. L. P. Flowers of the Southwest Mountains. Southwestern Monuments Ass. 1968-00-00
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Crook. H. Clifford. Campanulas - their cultivation and classification. Country Life 1951-00-00
Thomas. G. S. Perennial Garden Plants J. M. Dent & Sons, London. 1990-00-00 ISBN 0 460 86048 8
Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. 1998-00-00 ISBN 0-88192-453-9
Hitchcock. C. L. Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press 1955-00-00