Campanula komarovii Maleev

A short-lived plant, developing a rosette of leaves in the first year. Leafy stem tall (up to 50-70 cm), branched. Leaves 2-4 cm x 05.1.5 cm, pubescent. Flowers very large, up to 4-5 cm long, with bright violet-blue corolla. V - early spring to late autumn. Basal leaves persist during the winter. Fl - early summer, abundantly for three weeks with a few flowers appearing sporadically in later months. Fr - a month later. P - by seed. This wild plant can compete in its attractiveness with any garden plant due to large flowers and long blooming. Grows in full sun and dry soil. Suffers from excess moisture. Z 4.

Caucasus (northwestern regions, along the Black Sea coast between the cities of Gelendzhik and Novorossiysk). In dry meadows and on limestone slopes.