Pollinator plant

Spreading bellflower

Campanula patula

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Common names

27 names · 23 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (22)
Dutch
French
Belarusian
  • Званочак раскідзісты[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 展叶风铃草[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 展葉風鈴草[2]
Croatian
  • Livadni zvončić[2]
  • Široki zvončić[2]
  • Širokolisna zvončika[2]
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  • Širokolisni zvončić[2]
Czech
  • zvonek rozkladitý[2]
Danish
  • Eng-klokke[2]
Estonian
  • harilik kellukas[2]
  • käokübar[2]
Finnish
  • harakankello[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Terebélyes harangvirág[2]
Italian
Latvian
  • Pļavas pulkstenīte[2]
Lithuanian
  • Pievinis katilėlis[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Dzwonek rozpierzchły[2]
Russian
  • Колокольчик раскидистый[2]
Slovak
  • zvonček konáristý[2]
Slovenian
  • razprostrta zvončica[2]
Swedish
  • Ängsklocka[2]
Ukrainian
  • Дзвоники розлогі[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

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

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

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

[1] Campanula patula — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Spreading Bellflower — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Wiesen-Glockenblume — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Campanule étalée — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Campanula bienne — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Weideklokje — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
[2] Campanula patula — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Spreading Bellflower — results[14].names[3]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Wiesen-Glockenblume — results[14].names[1]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Campanule étalée — results[14].names[6]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Campanula bienne — results[14].names[14]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Weideklokje — results[14].names[16]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • harakankello — results[14].names[2]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Колокольчик раскидистый — results[14].names[4]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Званочак раскідзісты — results[14].names[5]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • zvonek rozkladitý — results[14].names[7]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Eng-klokke — results[14].names[8]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • harilik kellukas — results[14].names[9]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • käokübar — results[14].names[10]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • engklokke — results[14].names[11]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Dzwonek rozpierzchły — results[14].names[12]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Pievinis katilėlis — results[14].names[13]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Ängsklocka — results[14].names[15]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • 展叶风铃草 — results[14].names[17]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • 展葉風鈴草 — results[14].names[18]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • zvonček konáristý — results[14].names[19]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Дзвоники розлогі — results[14].names[20]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • razprostrta zvončica — results[14].names[21]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Širokolisna zvončika — results[14].names[22]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Širokolisni zvončić — results[14].names[23]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Široki zvončić — results[14].names[24]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Livadni zvončić — results[14].names[25]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Terebélyes harangvirág — results[14].names[26]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
  • Pļavas pulkstenīte — results[14].names[27]; taxon id 159763; Campanula patula.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Campanula patula 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]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Spreading bellflower (Campanula patula) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to July.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Campanula patula — 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 5098662; ID QBPG; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5098662; ID QBPG; 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)

    Source checked on .