A tall Eurasian bellflower that is reputed to cure sore throats.
Genus Campanula, family Campanulaceae: several species, in particular C. trachelium and C. latifolia
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- Other names for this plant include fairy bells, rabbit flower, throatwort and witches’ thimbles.
- Trachelium or throatwort is an excellent annual with long lasting flowers.
- Trachelium caeruleum or blue throatwort is a member of the Campanula family and native to the West and Central Mediterranean region.
- Look for unique flowers from the Mediterranean climate regions of the world, such as African daisies, Australian kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos flavidus ‘Pink Joey’) and Mediterranean throatwort.
- Culpeper calls the herb throatwort because of its use in treating this disease.