Flower · GBIF taxon 5410151
Trailing Bellflower
Campanula poscharskyanaAlso known as Serbian Bellflower, Poscharsky's Bellflower
Trailing bellflower cascades across rocky crevices and garden walls, sending out long, sprawling stems clothed in heart-shaped foliage. Masses of lavender-blue, star-shaped blossoms open from late spring through midsummer, attracting a steady stream of native bees and hoverflies. In wild montane habitats, its vigorous root system anchors fragile talus slopes while surviving cold winters and seasonal droughts.
PerennialAlpineFlowering
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Autotrophic (photosynthesis)
Predators
- Garden snails
- Slugs
- Aphids
ThreatsHabitat fragmentation, invasive weeds, and overgrowth by woody scrub
HabitatsRocky slopes, limestone scree, cliffs, stone walls, and alpine crevices
Life span5–10 years
Size / weightNot available
Classification
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCampanulaceae
- GenusCampanula
- SpeciesCampanula poscharskyana
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Safe to observe at a normal distance.
Responsible observation
- Cultivation: Plant in well-draining soil or rockeries where stems can spill freely over stone edges.
- Observation: Look closely at the star-shaped corolla to spot visiting solitary bees collecting pollen.
- Pruning: Shear back sprawling stems after the main summer bloom to encourage fresh foliage.
Pollinator Marco Almbauer / CC0 · cc0
Herbivore "Garden Snail" by SidPix is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/. · cc-by
Close Relative (c) Christian Berg, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christian Berg · cc-by
Close Relative Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 · cc-by-sa
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