A sturdy compact plant producing strong stems of blue bell-shaped flowers.
Pronunciation
(kam-PAN-u-la)(per-sis-i-FO-lee-ah)
Plant Type
All Plants, Perennials Hardy
Hardiness Zone
3-8
Sunlight
full sun, mostly sunny, part sun
Moisture
average
Soil & Site
average
Flowers
broadly bell shaped, blue to lavender blue, borne on strong floral stems, forms a raceme
Leaves
forms a basal rosette, leaves less frequent and smaller up the stem, basal leaves are 4-8" while the sessile stems leaves are 2-4" long, basal leaves are somewhat evergreen in zone #5
Roots
fibrous
Dimensions
16-20 by 12-16 inches (HS), about 1/2 the height of the standard C. percisifolia
Maintenance
dead heading helps produce more blooms
Propagation
seeds, dividsion
Native Site
Europe, North Africa, Asia
Cultivar Origin
American Takii, California USA
Notes & Reference
#04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) , #06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Clasusen and Ekastro), #54-The Well Tended Garden (DiSabato-Aust), #123-Dwarf Campanula (Graham Nicholls)