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Campanula

The plant's common name derives from its resemblance to the bells of Canterbury Cathedral and those worn by pilgrims, although some sources claim they were originally called Coventry bells. This biennial herbaceous plant forms rosettes of leaves in the first year, stems and flowers in the second one. The stem is erect, robust, reddish-brown, and hairy. The basal leaves are stalked and lanceolate to elliptical and 12–15 cm (5–6 in) long with serrated leaf edges. The upper leaves are smaller, lanceolate and sessile, almost embracing the stem. The flowers are arranged in a racemose inflorescence of extremely long-lasting blooms. These attractive bell-shaped flowers are short-stalked, large, and hermaphroditic, with shades of pink, violet-blue, or, rarely, white. The corolla has five fused petals with lightly bent lobes. The flowering period extends from May to July in the Northern Hemisphere. The flowers are either self-fertilized or pollinated by insects such as bees and butterflies. The seeds ripen from August to September and are dispersed by gravity alone (barochory).