About
This perennial plant forms clumps that spread gradually, reaching a height of approximately 40 cm. It features rosettes of hairy leaves that are either heart-shaped or broadly triangular. During the summer, it produces narrow, bell-shaped flowers in a creamy-white hue, which emerge on stems that can be either upright or arching.
About the genus
Campanula encompasses a range of plants that can be annuals, herbaceous perennials, or evergreen perennials. These species produce bell or star-shaped flowers, frequently in shades of blue, during the late spring or summer months.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Rock garden, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden
- Native to
- Caucasus
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or take basal cuttings in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be damaged by slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to a rust, powdery mildews and a leaf spot