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Campanula carpatica
Campanula
carpatica
, the
tussock
bellflower
or
Carpathian
harebell
, is a
species
of
flowering plant
in the
family
Campanulaceae
,
native
to the
Carpathian Mountains
of
Central Europe
. It is a low-growing
herbaceous perennial
, with long stems bearing solitary blue
bell-shaped
flowers. It was introduced to the
Royal Botanic Garden
at
Kew
in
1774
by
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
. Several
cultivars
in
shades of white
, blue, pink and
purple
, have been developed for
garden
use.
This
plant
has gained the
Royal
Horticultural
Society's
Award of Garden Merit
.