A tall Eurasian bellflower that is reputed to cure sore throats.
疗喉草属
Genus Campanula, family Campanulaceae: several species, in particular C. trachelium and C. latifolia
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Other names for this plant include fairy bells, rabbit flower, throatwort and witches’ thimbles.
Trachelium or throatwort is an excellent annual with long lasting flowers.
Trachelium caeruleum or blue throatwort is a member of the Campanula family and native to the West and Central Mediterranean region.
Look for unique flowers from the Mediterranean climate regions of the world, such as African daisies, Australian kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos flavidus ‘Pink Joey’) and Mediterranean throatwort.
Culpeper calls the herb throatwort because of its use in treating this disease.