# Tangled bellflower (Campanula glomerata)

**Swedish: Toppklocka | English: Clustered Bellflower | Family: Bellflower family (Campanulaceae)**

The tangled bellflower (*Campanula glomerata*), Swedish **Toppklocka**, impresses with its intensely bright, violet-violet flower clusters.

Unlike other bellflowers, the funnel flowers are tightly clustered at the top of the angular stem. It sets bright color accents in the meadows of Västerbotten.

## FAQs

- **How do you recognize the tangled bellflower?**: On the densely packed, head-like flower cluster at the tip of the stem (Toppklocka = tip-bell).
- **What color flower does the plant have?**: A strong, deep violet blue.
- **When does Toppklocka bloom in Lapland?**: Midsummer from July to August.
- **What height does the stem reach?**: Usually 30 to 60 cm.
- **Which insects fly to the flowers?**: Particularly long-pronged bumblebees and specialized bluebell bees.
- **Is the tangled bellflower perennial?**: Yes, a perennial that overwinters via a short underground rhizome.


## Weitere Informationen

- Botanical illustration: Tangle-bellflower (Campanula glomerata), in Swedish'Toppklocka'.
- Upright bellflower with densely clustered, deep purple-blue flower heads at the tip of the stem.