Campanula patula
(Spreading Bellflower)
Family - Campanulaceae
Category - Biennial
Origin - Europe
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 60cm
Width - 20cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A native Biennial with an upright habit and slender stems. Mid to dark green obovate leaves are held at the base of the plant with fewer, smaller and narrow leaves held on the flowering stems. Bell to star-shaped flowers are a vivid shade of violet-blue and tend to be paler towards the centre of each Bloom. The Blooms are held in panicles on upright stems and are produced from late spring into midsummer. Attractive to pollinating insects and not often seen in cultivation.
Flower:
Bell to star-shaped flowers are deep violet-blue with paler shading towards the centres. Each bloom is approximately 3cm across when open. The flowers are held in panicles on upright stems and are produced from May into July.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Bell-shaped to star-shaped flowers held in panicles
Flowering time: May, June, July
Foliage:
Mid to dark green leaves are obovate and held at the base of the plant. The stem leaves are smaller, and more narrow and sparsely held on the flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Obovate
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil.