Campanula species
Clustered Bellflower, Campanula glomerata
The leaves are edible raw or cooked. A mild flavour with a pleasant sweetness, it can be used as a major ingredient in salads.
The flowers can be eaten raw. Beautiful to look at, they have a pleasant sweetness and make a very attractive decoration to a salad.
Creeping Bellflower, Campanula rapunculoides
The leaves and young shoots can be eaten raw or cooked. Rich in vitamin C. A pleasant mild flavour.
The root is edible raw or cooked. A nut-like flavour, very palatable. The young roots are best. Somewhat sweet, they are a pleasant addition to the salad bowl.
The plant has been used as a cure for hydrophobia in Russia.
Nettle leaved bellflower, Campanula trachelium
The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. A mild flavour with a pleasant sweetness, they are a bit hairy, so not nice in large amounts.
The flowers can be used raw. Beautiful to look at, they have a pleasant sweetness and make a very attractive decoration to a salad.
Campanula versicolor
The leaves are edible raw or cooked. Rich in vitamin C. A delicious mild flavour with a slight sweetness that reminds people of freshly-picked garden peas, they can be added in quantity to salads and are usually available in winter. They are liked by most people who try them.
The flowers are used raw. Very pleasant with a slight sweetness, they make a tasty and decorative addition to salads.