Campanula americana is a common native that tolerates the deep shade of mesic woods but often shows up along trail edges, forested road edges, and near treefalls where a little sunlight gets in. Common in northern Indiana, it's my guess that it's common all over the state, with a possible exception of the prairie counties in the northwest corner. The flowers are attractive and unusual, and if it was a rare plant we'd go crazy over seeing it. At any rate, it's a native and we should enjoy it when we see it. Photographed in rich woods in rural LaPorte County, Indiana.
This is one of my favorite wildflowers. I've collected seed, and grow it among woodland sunflower (H. divaricatus) in a semi-shady spot, and also transplant first-year volunteers to a sunny strip along my sidewalk behind Amsonia and other natives. So long as they get enough water, they do well.
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