(Campanula glomerata)
Common name: Bellflower
Family: Campanulaceae, Bellflower
Height x width:`4"-4' x 4'-3'
Growth rate: moderate
Foliage: green, simple, usually alternate and toothed
Flowers: generally blue, some white and purple; bell, saucer or tubular shaped; single to clustered spikes; pendulous to upright
Hardiness: zones 3-5 to 7-8
Soil: well-drained
Light: sun
Pests and problems: aphids, mites
Landscape habit, uses: depending on species from rock gardens to borders
Other interest: over 250 species
Other culture: prefer nights below 70ºF to grow best
Propagation: seed best, also terminal stem cuttings, root cuttings, divisions
Species:
alliarifolia (al-ee-air-eh-fol' ee-ah)--Spurred Bellflower, zones 3-7, 18-36" x 24", white bell-shaped pendulous flowers in summer, erect habit
carpatica (car-pa' teh-ca)--Carpathian Harebell, zones 3-7, 9-12" x 12", bright blue cup-shaped upright flowers in summer, low habit, popular species in gardens, easily greenhouse-forced
cochleariifolia (cock-lee-air-eh-fol' ee-ah)--Spiral Bellflower, zones 4-7, 4-6" x 12", blue-violet bell-shaped pendulous flowers in summer, low habit, from small habit called "Fairies Thimbles"
garganica (gar-gan' eh-ca)--Gargano Bellflower, zones 5-7, 5-6" x 12", blue star-shaped upright flowers with white eyes in spring, low habit, named from Mt. Garganica in Italy where first found in 1827, aggressive growth, gray-green leaves
glomerata (glo-mer-ah' tah)--Clustered Bellflower, zones 3-8, 12-18" x 12", blue to purple bell-shaped upright flowers in summer, flowers clustered on top of stems, good cut flower, erect habit
lactiflora (lac-teh-flor' ah)--Milky Bellflower, zones 5-7, 3-5' x 3', lilac to milky white bell-shaped upright flowers on 12" leafy panicles in summer, many flowers attached with pedicels, erect habit, prefer consistently moist soils and part shade, resent transplanting
latifolia (lat-eh-fol' ee-ah)--Great Bellflower, zones 3-6, 4-5' x 3', purple-blue tubular upright flowers in early summer, few flowers on pedicels, erect habit, rapidly spreads by roots and seeding, marginal south of zone 6
latiloba (lat-eh-lobe' ah)--Delphinium Bellflower, zones 5-7, 3-4' x 3', blue to white saucer-shaped upright 2-3" flowers in summer, few flowers without pedicels (sessile), erect habit
persicifolia (per-siss-eh-fol' ee-ah)--Peach-leaved Bellflower, zones 3-7, 1-3' x 2', blue-violet saucer-shaped upright flowers in summer, many flowers on pedicels, popular cut flower in Europe, erect habit, self-sows readily
portenschlagiana (por-tin-schla-gee-aa' nah)--Dalmatian Bellflower, zones 4-8, 4-6" x 12", blue to purple bell-shaped upright flowers in spring, low habit of dark green mats
poscharskyana (pos-car-ski-aa' nah)--Serbian Bellflower, zones 3-7, 8-12" x 12", blue-lilac star-shaped upright flowers in spring, low habit
punctata (punk-tah' tah)--Spotted Bellflower, zones 4-7, 2' x 2', similar to takesimana only smaller and more compact, tubular flowers spotted purple
pyramidalis (pyr-ah-mi-dal' iss)--Chimney Bellflower, zones 3-6, 3-4' x 3', blue or white bell-shaped upright flowers in summer, pyramidal shaped inflorescence, erect habit, grown as a biennial, needs support, resents heat
rotundifolia (ro-tun-deh-fol' ee-ah)--Harebell, zones 2-7, 6-12" x 12", blue-violet bell-shaped pendulous flowers in summer, low habit, early basal leaves rounded, hardiest of genus, also called Bluebells of Scotland
takesimana (tack-ee-sih-mah' nah)--Korean Bellflower, zones 3-7,
2-3' x 3', whitish tubular 3-4" long pendulous flowers in summer, spotted
red on inside, low habit, heart-shaped basal leaves, spreads as groundcover,
named after island off Korean coast
Cultivars:
| Cultivars, other taxa | species | flowers | other | |
| f. alba | carpatica | white | ||
| var. alba | cochlearifolia | white | vigorous | |
| alba | latiloba | white | ||
| alba | persicifolia | white | ||
| alba | pyramidalis | white | ||
| f. albiflora | punctata | white | ||
| var. alba | rotundifolia | creamy white | ||
| 'Alba Coronata' | persicifolia | white, semi-double | ||
| 'Alba plena':'Alba Coronata' | persicifolia | |||
| 'Aureo-variegata' | pyramidalis | blue | yellow variegated foliage | |
| 'Birch Hybrid' | portenschlagiana | purple-blue, nodding | 6", x poscharskyana | |
| 'Blaue Clips' | carpatica | blue, 3" wide | compact 6-9" tall | |
| 'Blue Clips': 'Blaue Clips' | carpatica | |||
| 'Brantwood' | latifolia | violet | ||
| 'Cambridge Blue' | cochlearifolia | light blue | 2-3' tall | |
| 'Chettle Charm' | persicifolia | cream, lavender edges | ||
| 'Compacta' | pyramidalis | blue | 2-3' tall, compact | |
| 'Dickson's Gold' | garganica | blue | golden foliage | |
| 'E.K. Toogood' | -- | blue, star-shaped | similar to poscharskyana | |
| 'Elizabeth' | -- | purple pink bells | like takesimana | |
| 'Flore Pleno' | rotundifolia | blue, double | longer lasting flowers | |
| 'Gloaming' | latifolia | pale blue | by cuttings | |
| 'Joan Elliott' | glomerata | deep violet-blue | many flower stems | |
| var. macrantha | latifolia | larger than species | ||
| var. macrantha alba | latifolia | white | ||
| 'Olympica' | rotundifolia | bright blue | 12" tall, long bloom | |
| 'Pouffe' | lactiflora | pale blue, 4-5 weeks | 10-18" tall | |
| 'Resholt's Variety' | portenschlagiana | vivid blue | ||
| 'Rosea' | punctata | rose pink | ||
| 'Rubrifolia' | punctata | purple spotted red | ||
| var. acaulis | glomerata | violet-blue | 3-5", stemless | |
| var. dahurica | glomerata | deep violet 3" across | 2-3' tall | |
| 'Wedding Bells' | punctata | white, appears double | upright stems | |
| 'Weisse Clips' | carpatica | white | compact | |
| 'White Clips': 'Weisse Clips' | carpatica | |||
| 'White Pouffe' | lactiflora | white | like 'Pouffe' | |
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