Can you identify this purple wild flower?

[Skim]

So, I have this wonderful little wild flower (weed) growing next to my front porch. I can't identify it - can you take a look and give me your expert opinion??

Purple wild flower here: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mama.m...nm=4e23scd.jpg

Mostly, I like it so well I'd like to encourage it to reproduce.

TIA for your help!

[Throkmorton]

i can't remember the technical term, we call it "that purple weed"

if you leave it, it will spread nicely on it's own.

[Starflower]

Nope, sorry. Don't know. It is a pretty color though.

[courtenay_e]

Try bringing that pic to your extention center or master gardener program. Someone there'll know what it is. It IS a pretty flower!

[Skim]

Originally Posted by Throkmorton

i can't remember the technical term, we call it "that purple weed"

if you leave it, it will spread nicely on it's own.

Hooray!

courtenay: I'm too lazy to bring it to the ext. office. Maybe I can surf the net...

[countrymom]

It looks might it might be giant campanula...that's my guess for now.

[countrymom]

I suppose it depends on where you are......if you were around here---that'd be my guess---I'm in New England.

It's also know as bluebell or bell flower.

[Skim]

Originally Posted by countrymom

I suppose it depends on where you are......if you were around here---that'd be my guess---I'm in New England.

It's also know as bluebell or bell flower.

Well, I'm in Wisconsin, but it's not a bell flower that I've ever seen.... off to look up bluebell.

[Skim]

Here it is!

Clustered Bellflower: http://www.nearctica.com/flowers/cam...anul/Cglom.htm

Thanks, countrymom!