Scientific Name
Campanula americana

Common Name
Bellflower; Tall bellflower; American bellflower
Life Cycle: Perennial or biennial

Height: 1.5 to 6 feet
Flower/fruit: 1 inch star-shaped light violet-blue flowers, borne in axils of leaf-like bracts
Flowering Season: Summer, fall
Foliage: Scattered lance-shaped to narrowly egg-shaped toothed leaves; 3 to 6 inches long; most leaves taper at the base to a short stalk; stem may be hairy
Site: Rich, moist soil; shade 
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