| Description | A medium growing perennial with showy clusters of shell pink to lavender flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (kam-PAN-u-la)(GLOM-er-ah-ta) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | found in tight clusters (racemes), shell pink to lavender, bloom June through July, good as cut flowers |
| Leaves | ovate to lance-shaped, toothed, somewhat hairy, larger basal leaves, shorter stem leaves |
| Stems | spreads by rhizomes |
| Dimensions | 12-18 inches, space 12-16 inches on center, spreads by rhizomes, forms clumps |
| Maintenance | After bloom cut the foliage back to the basal leaves. The plant will respond with a new flush of foliage. Can be aggressive in good sites. Divide to maintain vigor. |
| Propagation | seeds, easy by division |
| Native Site | Europe |
| Misc Facts | Common name for this species is Clustered Bellflower or Danes Blood Bellflower. |
| Author's Notes | Have found that the C. glomerata plants tend to sprawl. Plant in groups of 3-5 and they will help support each other. |
| Notes & Reference | #4-Herbaceous Perennial plants,#40-Manual of Herbaceous Ornamental Plants, #54-The Well Tended Perennial Garden), #123-Dwarf Campanula (Graham Nicholls), #209-Campanulas A Gardeners Guide (Peter Lewis and Margaret Lynch) |
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