Tall Bluebell

Tall Bluebell
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Wahlenbergia stricta


Upright herb with stems to 90 cm tall. Leaves hairy, oblong, to 70 mm long and 13 mm wide, with wavy edges. Bell-shaped flowers pale blue or mauve to 2 cm wide, held at the end of stems.


Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Former Scientific Name
Wahlenbergia gracilis var. stricta, Wahlenbergia consimilis.
Distinctive Features

Large bell-like five-petalled flowers forming a tube about the same length as the lobes. Thickened taproot.

Biology

Perennial. Widespread and abundant from sea-level to alpine zones.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Aug-Jan

Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Campanulaceae
Genus
Wahlenbergia
Species
stricta

Source of nectar for butterflies. Named after the Swiss botanist Goran Wahlenberg (1780-1851).


Interesting Facts
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Native Status
Native