| Description | A group of small, easy to grow Campanulas for the full sun well drained areas of the garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (kam-PAN-u-la)((kar-PAT-ka) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | prefers full sun but will tolerate some shade. |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | prefers soils that drain well, roots like to be cool which can be provided using a mulch |
| Flowers | bell shaped, singular, terminally on long pedicels, and 1-2" across, blue, violet-blue and white, end of June through September. |
| Leaves | triangular shaped |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | most plants stay under a foot, space 12-14" on center, forms a rounded clump |
| Maintenance | Division every other year helps to maintain the vigor of the plant. Older plants tended to open up in the center for me, indicating that division is needed. |
| Propagation | Can be grown from seeds but they are very small. Division is also possible. |
| Native Site | Native to Eastern Europe in the Carpathian Mountains. |
| Misc Facts | Campanula is Latin for little bell. |
| Author's Notes | In the"maintenance section" I mention that these plant tend to open up in the center. I have grown and observed these many times in gardens. I think that the clumps opening up in the center is just going to happen. How to prevent?? |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) ,#54-The Well Tended Garden (DiSabato-Aust), #123-Dwarf Campanula (Graham Nicholls), #209-Campanulas A Gardeners Guide (Peter Lewis and Margaret Lynch) |
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