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Jun 11, 2015 4:36 AM CST
Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)
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zuzu said:If they did, our pronunciation of Campanula would sound like kahm-pah-NOO-lah, but the pronunciation offered in most botanical dictionaries is kam-PAN-yoo-lah.


you mean, kam-pu-NOO-luh is not the correct pronunciation?? But I have 2 kam-pu-NOO-luhs in my yard, and not a single kam-PAN-yoo-lah! Big Grin Hilarious!
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