Flowers of the Alps

Bearded Bellflower

Campanula Barbata or Bärtige Glockenblume

Photo taken in Radurschltal valley (2100m), Ötztal, by Allan Hartley

The bearded bellflower is a perennial belonging to the Campanula genus. It gets its name from the bell-shaped flowers (pale blue to deep blue) which are hairy inside, blooming from June to August. It can reach a height of 20 - 50cm and the flowers rise on a long stem from a leaf rosette of grey-green leaves. It is only found in Norway, the European Alps and Central Europe at a height of 1100 - 2600m and likes open mountain meadows.

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