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Campanula Bellflowers
Campanula alpestris | | | | Low growing mats with upward facing deep violet-purple flowers 2 “ high in summer. Cool sun to part sun, sharply drained soil. Hardy to -30 degrees F . SW Alps. Campanulaceae | Campanula aucheri | | | Evergreen rosettes with large blue-violet flowers in spring. Sun, sharply drained soil. 6” x 6” Hardy to -20 degrees F. Meadows and rocky areas in the Caucasus and Balkans. Campanulaceae
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| Campanula bellidifolia | | | | Small, dense tufts with many star-shaped, violet-blue flowers in spring. Similar in appearance to C. aucheri, though perhaps a little bigger. Grow in sun to part shade, sharply drained soil. 4” x 8” Hardy to -20 degrees F. Endemic to rocky crevices in the Caucasus. Campanulaceae |
Campanula carpatica - 'Blue Clips' 'White Clips' | | | | Robust clump forming perennial with showy bell-shaped flowers over a long period in summer. 12x24” Sun to part shade in moist, well drained soil. Easy to grow. Carpathians. Hardy to -30 degrees F. Campanulaceae |
Campanula cenisia | | | Mat-forming alpine with rosettes of bright green, fleshy leaves which produce a single, upright star-shaped blue flower. The flower normally has 5 petals as do other members of the genus, but one day in the nursery we noticed the plant at left with 7 petals. I'm glad we took the photo right away because by the following day the flower was spent. Grow in sun to part shade in moist, gritty, very well drained soil during the growing season, drier in winter. Moist rocky soils in the Western Alps. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Campanulaceae | Campanula cochlearfolia ‘Bavaria Blue’ 'Bavaria White' | | | | Small, heart shaped, bright green leaves and many dark blue flowers in summer. Sun to part shade, moist, well-drained soil. 4” x 12” Hardy to -30 degrees F. European mountains. Campanulaceae |
Campanula collina | | | | Purple, bell-shaped flowers above slowly creeping tufts. Part shade, fertile, well-drained soil, regular water. 12” tall. Deciduous Hardy to -10 degrees F. Rocky areas of the Caucasus. Campanulaceae | Campanula dolomitica | | | Upright tufts of toothed green leaves with stems of large white to yellowish bell-shaped flowers. 12- 24“ high. Cool sun to part shade, well-drained soil, regular water Hardy to -10 degrees F Endemic to the North central Caucasus where it is found in limestone crevices and scree. Campanulaceae | Campanula fenestrellata | | | Dense mound of bright green leaves covered with upward facing star-shaped flowers in summer. Sun to part shade, well-drained soil, regular water. 6” x 12” Hardy to -10 degrees F. Crevices in the Southern Balkans. Campanulace | Campanula garganica 'Dickson's Gold' | | | Bright yellow, toothed leaves with upward facing star-shaped, lavender-blue flowers in summer. Sun to part shade, well-drained soil, regular water. A non-aggressive mat-former 3” x 12”. Hardy to -10 degrees F. The species is native to So Europe. Campanulace |
| | | | | Dense racemes of blue, purple or white flowers on rhizomatous perennial. Sun to part sun, regular water. 4-18” x ind . Hardy to -40 degrees F. European native. Campanulaceae
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| Campanula linifolia | | | | Mat-forming alpine with many blue-violet flowers in spring. Sun, sharply drained soil. 6” x 6” Hardy to -30 degrees F European mountains. Campanulaceae |
| Campanula portenschlagiana | | | | Mound forming evergreen with upward facing lilac-blue flowers. Sun to part shade, moist well-drained soil. 8” x 6” Hardy to -20 degrees F. Cliffs of Dalmatia. Campanulaceae |
| Campanula poscharskyana | | | | Panicles of star-shaped lavender flowers all summer. You need space for this one since it is a vigorous species that reseeds freely and spreads by runners. Sun to part shade, moist, well-drained soil. 12” x 24” Grows in rocky areas of southeastern Europe. Hardy to -30 degrees F Campanulaceae |
Campanula prenanthoides (Syn. Asyneuma prenanthoides) | | | | Long stalks of delicate, blue flowers. Part shade, well-drained soil, low water. 20” tall. Can tolerate more sun in cooler climates. Is said to be hardy to 0 degrees F but we have not successfully overwintered it. From oOpen woodlands of SW Oregon and California. Campanulaceae |
| Campanula punctata | | | | Large pendant, bell shaped flowers on upright plant to 12" high. Easy to grow in well-drained garden conditions. This one is a runner so give it lots of space in the garden. Grow in sun to part shade, regular water. Hardy to -10 degrees F Native to grassy slopes in Japan. Campanulaceae |
| Campanula raineri | | | | This striking dwarf bellflower has tufts of gray-green foliage with large, erect china blue flowers. To 3“ high. Sun to part shade, moist, well-drained soil. Hardy to -10 degrees F Alps Campanulaceae | | Campanula rotundifolia | | | This is the U.S. native bellflower found in nearly every state except in the S.E. It is an easy to grow wildflower with a creeping mat of rhizomatous foliage from which rises slender stems 6-12" tall topped by delicate, nodding blue bells. It will grow in sun to shade in moist to dry, well-drained soil. Hardy to -40 degrees F Found widely throughout the Northern Hemisphere in dry, rocky and sandy locations. Campanulaceae
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| Campanula sarmatica | | | Gray crinkled leaves and light blue, nodding flowers in summer. Sun to part sun, regular to low water. Tolerates periods of drought. 16” x 16” Hardy to -20 degrees F. Caucasus. Campanulaceae | Campanula saxifraga | | | Small rosettes of spathulate leaves with stems to 3-5 " tall with a single upward facing, bell-shaped blue, sometimes white, flower in spring. Sun to part shade, sharply drained soil, regular water. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Closely related to C. aucheri, C. tridentata and C. bellidifolia. Found in rocky soils and crevices in the Northern Caucasus. Campanulaceae | Campanula takhtadzhianii f alba | | | Uncommon bellflower with large green bracts and white pendant flowers in early summer. To 12-18” tall. Sun to part shade. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Native to Armenia in the Southern Caucasus. Campanulaceae | Campanula tommasiniana | | | Small dark green leaves with many lilac blue, tubular bell shaped flowers in summer. Grow in cool sun to partial shade, well-drained soil and regular water. To 10" high. Hardy to -10 degrees F. Native to deciduous forests in Croatia. Campanulaceae | Campanula trachelium | | | Large upright perennial with fairly coarse toothed leaves and large blue-purple flowers in summer 30 x 12”. Sun to part shade, well-drained soil. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Campanulaceae Widespread distribution - Native to Europe, W Asia, No Africa. Introduced in the NE US. | Campanula tridentata | | | Small rosettes of spathulate leaves with stems to 6" tall with a single upward facing bell-shaped blue, sometimes white, flowers in spring. Sun to part shade, sharply drained soil, regular water. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Closely related to C. aucheri, C. saxifraga and C. bellidifolia. Found in high mountain meadows and rocky sites in the Caucasus and Balkans. Campanulaceae |
Campanula waldsteiniana | | | Small mound to 6" high with upward facing lilac, star-shaped flowers in summer. Sun to part shade, sharply drained soil. Hardy to -10 degrees F. Native to limestone crevices in Croatia. Campanulaceae | Campanula zoysii | | | This unique cushion forming alpine is smothered with tubular flowers that narrow to a five point starlet at the end. 3 x 4 ". It is quite amusing to watch as bees literally shove their heads into the narrow opening in search of nectar. Sun to part shade, sharply drained soil. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Native to rock crevices of the southeastern Alps. Campanulaceae |
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