regnum-plantae:

Campanula latifolia, Campanulaceae

In the past few weeks I found a couple of clumps of giant bellflower plants in bloom growing along the river, so I kept an eye to find more and eventually collect seeds. They are large and showy, hard to miss, but I found no more. This perennial is native to Europe and Western Asia and often found growing in moist woodland in partial shade or near water. It is often grown in rustic cottage gardens as an ornamental too, and in that case a semi-shaded position is ideal as full sun can ruin the colour of the flowers. Similarly to the related C. rotundifolia, the harebell, its young leaves are edible and rich in vitamin C, but it is now seldom used as an edible or medicinal plant.