Cyananthus lobatus

Cyananthus lobatus, commonly known as the lobed-leaved cyananth or trailing bellflower, is an ornamental flowering plant of the family Campanulaceae.

[2][4] They are clustered in a dense turf, and on the ends they are villous, sparsely covered with both long and short soft hairs.

[3] The leaves are 1–2.5 cm (0.39–0.98 in) long, are dull green in color, and have either a deeply lobed or toothed shape.

[3] The leaf blades are obovate, a reverse ovate shape which is narrower towards the base and broadening towards the tip.

[2][4][5] Cyananthus lobatus was described by Nathaniel Wallich in first volume of the journal Illustrations of the Botany of the Himalayan Mountains in 1836.

[3] Cyananthus lobatus is native to the Himalayas, and its range stretches from the Himachal Pradesh in India to Tibet and Yunnan in China.

[3] While Cyananthus lobatus is typically disease free, it can be affected by pests like aphids and glasshouse red spider mites when it is grown in a greenhouse.

It requires moist soil with proper drainage, and prefers the ground to be neutral to slightly acidic in pH.

[2] The 'Sheriff's Variety' cultivar of Cyananthus lobatus has larger flowers which are more pale and lavender in color.

C. lobatus has obovate leaves and petals