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Campanulaceae
Spiked rampion
Phyteuma spicatum
Also known as Phyteuma spicatum subvar. macrophyllum, Phyteuma elongatum, Phyteuma spicatum var. halleri, Phyteuma spicatum f. involucratum
Native Plants · Wildflower · Rampion · Woodland · European Native · Campanulaceae · Pollinator · Cottage Garden · Shade Tolerant · Rare · Herbaceous Perennial
Spiked rampion is a charming European wildflower with distinctive creamy-white elongated flower spikes that attract bees and butterflies in early summer. It prefers partially shaded, humus-rich, well-drained soil and performs best in woodland garden settings or naturalized meadow borders. Keep soil consistently moist and divide clumps every few years to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil moist but well-drained; avoid overwatering or waterlogged conditions · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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