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Supplement to the Annual Seedlist, 1983, Volume 3,1, Others, nr. 435: Campanula raddeana / AR - glossy leaves, deep purple, Caucasus ¹⁾

raddeana: Orig 015642-0346-77 Locn 1A AM, geo: 20000, rec: SEED: 1ab: 1, dis: CAUCASUS, ayr: 77,²⁾

Campanula raddeana Trautv. = Campanula brotheri Sommier & Levier³⁾

Glabrous or glabrate perennial, to 1 ft. Flower stems much-branched, with nodding flowers toward the apex.

Experimenten in 1966. Hoogte 20 cm.⁴⁾

Downy plant with fairly thin paniculately branched stems. The flowers are of medium size located in the axils of upper leaves. ⁵⁾

Une de mes favorites, Campanula raddeana, posséde des clochettes pourpre foncé d'une curieuse texture brillante, avec des tiges rougeátres. C'est une plante résistante, robuste, qui se propage doucement.⁶⁾

Leaves ovate to lanceolate, coarsely serrate, the lowest long-petioled, cordate, to 1 ½ in. long.

Glossy leaves. The leaves of sterile shoots and radical with long petioles, cordate-ovate or triangular, on the edge of tangy-toothed. ⁷⁾

Deep purple.

Flower measuring, between 25 - 40mm (1 - 1 1/2 inch.)⁸⁾ Calyx with large, acute appendages, lobes strigose-ciliate, corolla dark purple, ¾ in. long, campanulate. The flowers are of medium size located in the axils of upper leaves. Corolla light purple, bell-shaped, bearded man in the throat. ⁹⁾

Seed available, in small quantity. Species actually grown or used for breeding ¹⁰⁾

• Campanula raddeana Trautv. 1583-83. De: Botanischer Garten, Tubingen, Deutschland. 7-4-83. Descr.: Sem.¹¹⁾

Group planting, rock gardens, borders, potting hang-downing culture, vertical gardening. It feels better in soils rich in calcium.¹²⁾

C'est une plante résistante, robuste, qui se propage doucement et á qui il arrive de se défendre méme contre une herbe aussi rude et robuste que celle qui eut le malheur d'envahir ma rocaille. A propos de cette herbe, je dois qu'elle m'oblige à á démolir entiérement cette rocaille afin de m'en débarrasser, et cependant Campanula raddeana s'était victorieusement propagée á travers.¹³⁾

Caucasus

It grows in the Caucasus, in the subalpine zone of the mountains. It feels better in soils rich in calcium.¹⁴⁾