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.
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.
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.
Selections
C. cochlearifolia - A carpeting rock garden plant with tiny blue flowers. C. garganica - Small blue flowers and finely toothed leaves on a creeping 2 in mat. Extremely hardy and long lived. C. persicifolia - A tall species to 3 ft with nodding blue or white flowers. C. portenschlagiana - A low growing mound with starry blue or white flowers on 3 to 6 in stems. We also propagate the famous ‘Blue Clip’ series which make nice, reliable mounds of foliage that flower over a long period typically in blue or white.