Campanula (Campanulaceae)
Campanula, or bellflower, is a massive genus of plants comprising more than 400 species worldwide. These well known plants with their delicate, nodding, bell shaped flowers have been a goldmine for gardeners because of their diversity, fitting into all sorts of perennial gardens. From tall ones with large nodding heads for the border to tiny pincushions that can cling to life in a pile of gravel. Most bloom June and July. We have several, mostly dwarf species, listed below. Most of the best dwarfs prefer a sunny rock garden setting and can be a bit fussy in our damp, humid climate.
AVAILABLE THIS YEAR
C. cochleariifolia - Creeping, tufted, solitary tiny blue bell flowers in summer, rock garden, moist, but well drained, sun.
C. persicifolia ‘Blue Bell’ - Peach-leaved bellflower, basal rosette of narrow leaves, 36” narrow stem with terminal, 2” bell flowers, mid-summer. Good cutflower
C. portenschlagiana - Another low growing mound of evergreen foliage, deep purple flowers to 6”
Rock garden species sold in 4” pot
Campanula, or bellflower, is a massive genus of plants comprising more than 400 species worldwide. These well known plants with their delicate, nodding, bell shaped flowers have been a goldmine for gardeners because of their diversity, fitting into all sorts of perennial gardens. From tall ones with large nodding heads for the border to tiny pincushions that can cling to life in a pile of gravel. Most bloom June and July. We have several, mostly dwarf species, listed below. Most of the best dwarfs prefer a sunny rock garden setting and can be a bit fussy in our damp, humid climate.
AVAILABLE THIS YEAR
C. cochleariifolia - Creeping, tufted, solitary tiny blue bell flowers in summer, rock garden, moist, but well drained, sun.
C. persicifolia ‘Blue Bell’ - Peach-leaved bellflower, basal rosette of narrow leaves, 36” narrow stem with terminal, 2” bell flowers, mid-summer. Good cutflower
C. portenschlagiana - Another low growing mound of evergreen foliage, deep purple flowers to 6”
Rock garden species sold in 4” pot
Campanula, or bellflower, is a massive genus of plants comprising more than 400 species worldwide. These well known plants with their delicate, nodding, bell shaped flowers have been a goldmine for gardeners because of their diversity, fitting into all sorts of perennial gardens. From tall ones with large nodding heads for the border to tiny pincushions that can cling to life in a pile of gravel. Most bloom June and July. We have several, mostly dwarf species, listed below. Most of the best dwarfs prefer a sunny rock garden setting and can be a bit fussy in our damp, humid climate.
AVAILABLE THIS YEAR
C. cochleariifolia - Creeping, tufted, solitary tiny blue bell flowers in summer, rock garden, moist, but well drained, sun.
C. persicifolia ‘Blue Bell’ - Peach-leaved bellflower, basal rosette of narrow leaves, 36” narrow stem with terminal, 2” bell flowers, mid-summer. Good cutflower
C. portenschlagiana - Another low growing mound of evergreen foliage, deep purple flowers to 6”
Rock garden species sold in 4” pot