Tongue-shaped bellflower - Campanula lingulata

Campanula lingulata is a biennial bellflower of Italy, Greece and the Balkans, that is usually found growing in mountain meadows up to 1900 m high. The plant bears many woody flower spikes from its base, which produce small clusters of beautiful violet flowers in late spring. Its narrow leaves are tough and covered with hard hair.
Closely related to Campanula lingulata are C. cervicaria and C. cichoracea.