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Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 10-15 feet
Plant Spread: 3-6 feet
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Blue
Lavender
Purple
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Edible Parts: Roots
Pollinators: Wasps
Bees

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Common names
  • Bonnet Bellflower
  • Todok

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Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2020-02-26
Location: Norfolk, VA
Date: 2008-08-08
Codonopsis lanceolata
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-08-17
Flower buds
Location: my garden 
Wet paper towel - cold stratify-

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Norfolk, VA
Date: 2008-08-08
Codonopsis lanceolata

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Norfolk, VA
Date: 2008-08-08
Codonopsis lanceolata
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-30
starting its annual quest to take over anything climbable
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