About
Campanula 'Joe Elliott' is a perennial that develops a neat, low-growing mound reaching up to 8 cm in height. Its foliage consists of small, heart-shaped leaves with a grey-green hue. The plant produces funnel-shaped flowers in a lavender-blue shade, measuring 3-4 cm in length, typically appearing in clusters of 2-3 on slender stems.
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
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Rock garden, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- It will not tolerate winter wet. Grow in a scree bed, in tufa, in gritty, moist but sharply drained soil in a trough. Alternatively grow in alpine house in peat-free, loam-based potting compost with one-third by volume of grit
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed in spring or autumn or from basal cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Vulnerable to attack by slugs and snails. Aphids and glasshouse red spider mite may be problem under glass
- Disease resistance
- Can suffer from powdery mildew and rust