Rapunzel Bellflower

  • Product number: 241000
  • Origin: Europe
  • Latin: Campanula rapunculus

Known since the Middle Ages as a raw vegetable, both the leaves and roots of which are used in salads in autumn and winter; a bit like radishes. The root tastes sweet and mild, the leaves are neutral and delicate in flavour. The plant is perennial and can be propagated by division. No known disease infestations. Height 30-50 cm, the bloom is blue or sometimes white (VII-VIII). Who doesn't know the Grimm fairy tale: Rapunzel...?

Names:
Latin: Campanula rapunculus
Dutch: Rapunzelklokje
English: Rampion

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Sowing method: May-July, cover with a thin layer of soil. Optimal germination temperature 20° C. Cover the sown seeds with a (fleece) cloth to prevent drying out. After emergence, move to a cooler place. Most will germinate quickly, but stragglers may appear.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • May
  • June
  • July

Harvesting time:

  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Outdoors
  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Partial shade
  • Flower colour: Blue or sometimes white
  • Origin: Europe
  • Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Perennial
  • Attractive to insects: Bees
  • Winter hardy: Forst hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Easy
  • Latin: Campanula rapunculus
  • Dutch: Rapunzel bellflower
  • Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
  • English: Rampion
  • All year round

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