Campanula pyramidalis

Botanical Description

Campanula pyramidalis is a short-lived perennial plant, usually retaining a basal rosette of leaves in the winter. In the summer it sends up a single, strongly erect, flowering stem (occasionally there may be several stems) up to 150cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. Often grown in gardens as an ornamental, the flowers and leaves are a very tasty addition to salads.