Family: Campanulaceae
Scientific Name: Campanula punctata Cherry Bells
Common Name: Cherry Bells Spotted Campanula
Description | A Campanula with tubular, pendulous red flowers. |
Pronunciation | (kam-PAN-yew-lah)(punk-TAh-tah) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Sunlight | full sun |
Moisture | average to moist, never dry or soggy wet |
Soil & Site | average to moist, well drained, never dry or soggy |
Flowers | 2 inch, cherry-red , white-fringed , spotted on the interior, tubular, pendulous |
Leaves | forms a basal rosette, rounded, toothed, medium green |
Stems | rhizomes |
Dimensions | 1-2 feet, spreads by rhizomes |
Maintenance | can be a rapid spreader in moist soils, a prolific reseeder, cut back to the basal rosette of leaves after blooming |
Propagation | seeds, division |
Native Site | Native to Japan growing on grassy mountain slopes. |
Cultivar Origin | The Campanula cultivar Cherry Bells was developed in Japan. |
Author's Notes | The foliage tends to get rather yellow during flowering. Especially the leaves near the flowers. |
Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage),
#123-Dwarf Campanula (Graham Nicholls) |
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