BELLFLOWER
			Campanula americana - Tall Bellflower
	HOME Botanical Terms Lists: Master Plant List Flowering Times List Flowers by Color/Type Endangered Species List Habitat List Use the 'back' button on your browser to return, if necessary.		There are other species, but this is the Tall Bellflower. FAMILY: Bluebell Family (Campanulaceae) DESCRIPTION: This native perennial can be found growing 2 - 6', the light to dark blue flowers are flattened unlike most bellflowers. They grow in clusters along the spike-like stem to the top and are 3/4" to 1" wide. The style is long and often curving and recurving. FLOWERS: July to September HABITAT: Moist banks and along woodland margins, rich woods and thickets. OTHER INFORMATION: This is a member of the Bluebell family (Campanulacea) whose flowers aren't particularly bell-like. American Indians used a leaf tea to treat coughs and tuberculosis. Crushed root was used for whooping cough. OTHER OBSERVATIONS: My observations about this plant can be found at: OFFSITE INFORMATION: Another picture of the Tall Bellflower can be found at the Oklahoma Biological Survey. Potting and propagation information can be found at Botany.com. Several pictures can be found at E. Shelton's Wildflower pages. For a picture of the Mount Cenis Bellflower, see Thomas Kornack's Wildflower pages.