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Campanulaceae
Blue Throatwort
Trachelium caeruleum
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- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Genus
- Trachelium
- Native to
- Western Mediterranean, Portugal, Spain
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 2-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, alkaline to neutral
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 7-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The genus name Trachelium comes from the Greek 'trachelos' meaning neck, as it was used to treat throat ailments.
- The tiny individual flowers are clustered into dense, flat-topped corymbs resembling a cloud of color.
- Blue throatwort is widely grown commercially as a cut flower, prized for its long vase life of up to two weeks.
- In the wild, it grows from cracks in limestone cliffs and old walls in the Mediterranean.
- Each flower cluster can contain over 1,000 tiny tubular florets that attract small butterflies and bees.
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