About
Campanula 'Samantha' is a compact perennial that grows to approximately 30cm in height, featuring small, rounded to heart-shaped foliage. During the summer months, it produces upright stems adorned with fragrant, bowl-shaped blooms that can reach 2.5cm across. The flowers start as a vibrant blue and gradually fade to a near-white hue at their centers.
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, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden, Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or basal cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be damaged by slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- May be infected by a rust, powdery mildews and a leaf spot