Trailing Bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana)

Family: Campanulaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Campanula poscharskyana is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 1 m (3ft 3in) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 3 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies). The plant is self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant sweet flavour but the leaves are a little tough. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A pleasant sweet flavour but the leaves are a little tough.; It makes a very addition to mixed salads in the winter, though we tend not to eat it much at other times of the year when there are more leaves available.; Produced in abundance, they have a pleasant sweet flavour and make a decorative addition to the salad bowl.

Habitat & North American Range

Naturalized on walls and rocky banks in central and southern England. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)