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Large Campanula

Campanula latifolia

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Common names

26 names · 23 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Giant bellflower[1][2]
  • Large Campanula
Other languages (22)
Dutch
  • Breed klokje[1][2]
  • Breedbladig klokje
French
  • Campanule à grandes fleurs
  • Campanule à larges feuilles[1][2]
Belarusian
  • Званочак шыракалісты[2]
Bulgarian
  • Широколистна камбанка[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 阔叶风铃草[2]
Czech
  • zvonek širokolistý[2]
Danish
  • Bredbladet klokke[2]
Estonian
  • laialehine kellukas[2]
Finnish
German
  • Breitblättrige Glockenblume[1][2]
Hungarian
  • széleslevelű harangvirág[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • ジャイアントベルフラワー[2]
Latvian
  • Platlapu pulkstenīte[2]
Lithuanian
  • Plačialapis katilėlis[2]
Norwegian
  • storklokke[2]
Polish
  • dzwonek szerokolistny[2]
Russian
  • Колокольчик широколистный[2]
Slovak
  • zvonček širokolistý[2]
Slovenian
  • širokolistna zvončica[2]
Swedish
  • hässleklocka[2]
Ukrainian
  • Дзвоники широколисті[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Campanula latifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Giant Bellflower — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Breed klokje — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Breitblättrige Glockenblume — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Campanule à larges feuilles — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Campanula maggiore — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
[2] Campanula latifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Giant Bellflower — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Breed klokje — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Breitblättrige Glockenblume — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Campanule à larges feuilles — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Campanula maggiore — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Колокольчик широколистный — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Званочак шыракалісты — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • zvonek širokolistý — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Bredbladet klokke — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • laialehine kellukas — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • storklokke — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • ukonkello — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Plačialapis katilėlis — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • ジャイアントベルフラワー — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • 阔叶风铃草 — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • hässleklocka — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • širokolistna zvončica — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Дзвоники широколисті — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • dzwonek szerokolistny — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • széleslevelű harangvirág — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Platlapu pulkstenīte — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • zvonček širokolistý — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
  • Широколистна камбанка — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 159760; Campanula latifolia.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Campanula latifolia is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Campanulaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Campanula species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
Europe to SW. Siberia, W. Asia to C. Himalaya.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
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Structure

Vegetation layer
Herbaceous
Size
Small
Dimensions
1.50 m high × 0.50 m wide
Lifecycle
Perennial

Site conditions

USDA hardiness
3-7
Moisture
Well-drained, Moist
Soil
Sandy, Loamy, Clay
pH
Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Light
Shade, Partial shade

Uses

Edible parts
Leaves, Flowers, Stem
Edibility
3 out of 5
Medicinal value
1 out of 5

Young shoots can be eaten both raw and cooked and contain up to 400 mg% vitamin C. Carrots are suitable for consumption in their raw form. Both the flowers can be eaten raw or cooked and have a pleasant, sweet flavor.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Campanula latifolia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5098422; ID QBG5; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5098422; ID QBG5; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Campanula species (top 442 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Campanula latifolia — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1209257; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 487986, 487987, 487988, 487990, 487991, 487992, 487994, 487995, 487996, 487998, 487999, 488000, 488001, 488002, 488003, 488004, 488005, 488006, 488007, 488008, 488009, 488010, 488011, 488012, 488013, 488014, 488015, 488018, 488019, 488020, 488021, 488022, 488023, 488024, 488025

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.