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This is a group of annual, biennial and perennial plants, which are found naturally in many countries of the Northern Hemisphere. Campanulas, commonly called Bellflowers, vary in size and habit of growth. Some Bellflowers are suitable for the rock garden, some for flower borders, and some for wild or woodland gardens. Some can be grown in containers in the greenhouse or window garden. The following three are perennials. C. lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety' (Milky Bellflower) is a pretty plant that grows 30 to 36 inches high with a 24-inch spread. This upright plant forms narrow, oval, green leaves along the stems and large, bunches of bell-shaped, violet-blue flowers from early summer to fall. This plant is great for a border or edge of a woodland garden in mottled sunshine. They are great as cut flowers. C. glomerata 'Superba' is a vigorous plant growing up to 30 inches high with a spread of 3 feet or more.

It produces basal rosettes of oval to lance-shaped, scallop-toothed, green leaves, which also grow along the stems. Its purplish-blue flowers are large and bell-shaped and produced mainly in terminal heads in the summer. C. persicifolia 'Telham Beauty' is a beautiful plant that grows up to 3 feet high and spreads about a foot. This erect-growing plant produces mostly basal rosettes of lance-shaped, to narrow and oval, bright green leaves. Its large, swaying, bell-shaped flowers are a pretty soft blue color.

Some of our Favorite Campanula's:

Ivory Peach Bellflower Graceful border plant bears a multitude of bell-shaped blooms on strong stems up to 30" high. Blooms for weeks each summer. Handsome foliage on the Ivory Peach Bellflower. 24" spread.

Blue Chip Campanula Vivid blue bells smother heart-shaped foliage all summer long. Hardy, perfected, old-fashioned plant. Mounded cushion, 12" high and 12" wide. The Blue Chip Campanula multiplies rapidly. The Blue Chip Campanula is certainly a fantastic addtion to just about any garden. Order your Blue Chip Campanula's today as they do not last long!

White Cloud Campanula Hardy, perfected version of the traditional garden favorite known as bellflower. Darling upturned bells in pure white smother heart-shaped foliage all summer long. This species forms an elegant, 12" high mounded cushion that multiplies rapidly, making it a superb addition to the rock garden or an edging for the sunny perennial border. Space 12" apart.

Planting Campanula's:

These plants should be planted in fertile, moist, but well-drained soil in a sunny or partially shaded position, 12 to 18 inches apart. The young leaves of C. persicifolia 'Telham Beauty' is susceptible to attack by slugs. C. Glomerata 'Superba' should be divided and replanted often to keep it growing actively. Some of these plants may need to be supported with stakes or some other device. All blooms should be picked off as soon as they've faded to encourage a longer flowering period. If seedpods are allowed to form, flowering will soon stop. Some of our favorite Campanula include the Blue Chip Campanula and the White Chip Campanula. We have found Spring Hill Nursury to be one of the best places to order the Blue Chip Campanula.

Propagation of the Campanula:

Perennial Bellflowers may be increased by seeds or division in the fall or spring. Seeds may be sown in a greenhouse or frame in containers filled with finely sifted, light, sandy soil. Sprinkle that same mixture very lightly over the seeds to cover. Before the seedlings become too crowded, they should be potted separately in small pots or in flats filled with two-thirds loam and one-third leaf mold and sand. When they've formed a good amount of roots they may be planted outside in a nursery border. Annual Bellflowers should be sown where they are to grow.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula

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