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What type of flower/plant is this? - Bellflower

michael rowald

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Any beneficial value? It grows like a weed so I think it could be good to use it, since its at least visually pleasing.

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Jeesun Pak

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Campanula americana, the American bellflower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campanula_americana

Heather Sharpe

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Yep, that's bellflower. The bees adore it. Not sure what else it might be good for besides that and being beautiful.

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It's a bi-annual, low rosette of leaves the first year and flowers the second year. I had a bunch of small 2nd year plants growing on a trail I was about to mow this spring. Transplanted them easily into a native flower bed and they are flowering beautifully this month.

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