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Nettle-leaved bell (lat. Campanula trachelium) - a perennial herb of the Bell genus of the Bellflower family of the same name (lat. Campanulaceae). The plant is a natural creature with spectacular leaves decorated with a scalloped edge and relatively large blue-violet bell-shaped flowers.
What's in your name
The Latin name of the genus, which is the first word of all plant species of this genus, "Campanula", has its roots in ancient languages, in which there was a consonant word meaning "noise, roar". Hence the word "bell" was born.
The Latin specific epithet of the name "trachelium" comes from the ancient belief of folk healers that the plant helps to relieve a person from throat diseases, although modern medicine does not confirm this effect.
Therefore, in the Russian version, the species name is based on the shape of the leaves of the plant, reminiscent of the shape of the leaves of Nettle. Thus, the name of the plant acquired the form - "Nettle-leaved bell".
Description
The nettle bellflower is a perennial herb. A fibrous thick root that hibernates in the soil is responsible for its perenniality.
In spring, one or more erect non-branching stems with a height of 30 centimeters to one meter appear on the surface, the surface of which often has a reddish tint. Leaves differing in shape are alternately located along the entire length of the stem. The lower leaves are ovoid with a heart-shaped base and are distinguished by long petioles. By the middle of the stem, the petioles become shorter, and in the upper part of the stem, the leaves lose their petioles, turning into sessile ones. The upper leaves are ovoid or lanceolate. The leaf blade is covered with stiff hairs and has a jagged decorative edge. In general, all aerial parts of the plant are covered with protective hard hairs.
Flowering occurs from June to August. Spike-shaped short inflorescence, crowning the stem, formed by several drooping flowers. In addition, in the axils of the leaves on short pedicels there are two or three large flowers. Each flower has a protective base of five fused pubescent sepals. The flower corolla has five purple or bluish-lilac (less often white) petals, forming a bell, pubescent inside. Inside the bell is a pistil and five stamens.
The fruit of the Nettlebellum bellflower is a pubescent drooping boll, which ripens in August-September.
In the wild, Nettle bellflower can be found in forest glades, groves and rare deciduous forests, where the soil is rich in humus and relatively moist.
Usage
Thanks to its spectacular dark green leaves with a beautiful jagged edge and large bell-shaped flowers with purple petals, the Nettlebell is popular with flower growers. As a plant of different heights, Nettlebell is suitable for any type of flower garden.
Low-growing varieties fit perfectly into rocky gardens and alpine hills, decorating them with their decorative leaves and bright bells all summer. Tall ones are suitable for mixborders, front gardens, Moorish lawns.
The nettle bellflower loves partial shade or shade, fertile soil rich in humus and medium humidity.
Although mainstream medicine does not recognize the plant's medicinal properties, traditional healers use the nettle-leaved bell as a medicinal plant.
The roots and leaves of the Nettlebellum bellflower are quite edible and were previously used by humans for food.
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