PlantFiles: Blue-Bells
Trichodesma angustifolium

(Trichodesma angustifolium )
Distribution :The genus is widespread in southern Africa and is found in Namibia, Botswana,and Mozambique
These blue-bells with much smaller flowers than their well-known sister species, Dainty pale blue flowers, turning pink with age.
Ecology
With sturdy, often very old, fire-resistant rootstocks and mass seed production after fire-stimulated flowering, this species is well adapted to survive unfavourable conditions. Most fire-stimulated plants do flower in the absence of fire, but not as profusely as they would after a fire.
Uses and cultural aspects
It is used medicinally by grinding the dried root into a fine powder and adding it to cold water for treating diarrhoea.