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Known as the blue foxglove. A stately woodland plant or garden border specimen. The alternate name throatwort is derived from an old belief that C. trachelium is a cure for sore throat, and the species name trachelium refers to its use as treatment of the throat in folk medicine.
Other folknames include Our Lady’s Bells because the color blue was identified with the Virgin Mary’s scarf, veil, or shawl; Coventry Bells because C. trachelium was especially common in fields around Coventry; and “Bats-in-the-Belfry” or in the singular “Bat-in-the-Belfry”, because the stamens inside the flower were like bats hanging in the bell of a church steeple.
| Sun Preference | Shade |
|---|---|
| Soil Preference | Most Soils OK |
| Suitable for | Prefers shade or partial shade. This species is dormant in winter and there will be likely have small or no leaves apparent but will have an excellant root sytem. |
| Attracts | Bumble Bees amongst other pollinators |
| Flowering season | July – September |
| Flowering colour | Blue/Purple |
| Eventual height | 60cm-90cm |
| Species Type | Perennial |
