風鈴花

風鈴花學名Campanula medium L.，英文名Canterbury Bells、Cups and Saucers，桔梗科風鈴草(彩鐘花)屬一、二年生草本植物，又稱彩鐘花、彩萼鐘花、鐘花風鈴花、風鈴草，原產於歐洲南部，株高五十至一百公分，全株被毛，莖上部分枝，具根生葉與莖生葉，根生葉叢狀，莖生葉單葉互生，葉卵形、卵狀矩圓形、廣披針形，端部微鈍、尖形，基部鈍形、廣楔形，葉緣不規則鋸齒，莖生葉之鋸齒形較小，葉長三至七公分，寬一至四公分，葉面綠色，兩面被毛，羽狀脈，無托葉，根生葉具長柄，莖生葉近無葉柄，兩性花，穗狀花序，頂生，通常一至三枚生於枝端，花下垂，花萼短盆形，端部五細疏裂，萼片狹披針形，筒部與子房貼生，花冠長鐘形、鐘形，輻射對稱，平展，花白、淡紫、紫、桃紅、藍...等色或複色，檐部五淺裂，合瓣，雄蕊五枚，與花冠裂片互生，花絲短，花藥分離，雌蕊心皮五枚，合生，花柱一枚，花柱三裂，子房下位，子房五室，中軸胎座，胚珠多數，蒴果，壺形，熟時三瓣裂，種子卵形，扁平，黑褐色。

風鈴花(Campanula medium)常見之園藝品種有：
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Campanula medium(風鈴花、彩鐘花)
Campanula medium var. calycanthema
Campanula medium var. calycanthema 'Caerulea'
Campanula medium 'Alba'
Campanula medium 'Appeal White'
Campanula medium 'Blue Cups'
Campanula medium 'Caerulea'
Campanula medium 'Calycanthema Double Mix'
Campanula medium 'Canterbury Bells'
Campanula medium 'Campana Deep Blue'
Campanula medium 'Champion Blue'
Campanula medium 'Champion Pink'
Campanula medium 'Cup and Saucer Mix'
Campanula medium 'Deep Blue'
Campanula medium 'Double Mix'
Campanula medium 'Double Pink'
Campanula medium 'Double White'
Campanula medium 'Rose'
Campanula medium 'Royal Mischung'
Campanula medium 'Single Blue'
Campanula medium 'White'
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