Edraianthus dalmaticus, (syn. Wahlenbergia dalmatica A.DC.) or Dalmatian rockbell, is an ornamental plant in the Campanulaceae (bellflower) family.
| Dalmatian rockbell | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Edraianthus |
| Species: | E. dalmaticus
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| Edraianthus dalmaticus | |
This herbaceous perennial is native to the mountains of Dalmatia in Croatia but now used in gardening. It is a tufted species with narrow grass-like leaves, 2 to 4 inches in length, and flower-stems at first drooping, afterwards erect, 4 to 6 inches high, with large flowers of a violet-blue color, in clusters which appear in July and August.
References
edit- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.