Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Medium
Pollinator plant
Creeping Bellflower, Rampion bellflower
Campanula rapunculoides
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Herbaceous
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 1.20 m high × 1.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 3-7
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy
- pH
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Leaves, Root
- Edibility
- 3 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 1 out of 5
Leaves and young shoots of the field bellflower can be eaten both raw and cooked. They are a good source of vitamin C and have a mild flavor. The root of the field bellflower can also be eaten both raw and cooked and has a nutty and sweet taste. The young roots are the most flavorful and can be a tasty addition to salads.