Spreading bellflower

Campanula patula

Campanula

Campanulaceae

Native Plants

Zone 3–9

🌱 Beginner Friendly

Spreading bellflower is a delicate, easy-care perennial producing charming star-shaped lavender-blue flowers on airy branching stems throughout summer. Plant in well-drained soil in a sunny or lightly shaded spot and water regularly during dry periods. It naturalises beautifully in meadow-style or wildflower plantings with minimal intervention.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Partial Sun

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

6″ – 60″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

12″

Watering Schedule

Every 7-10 Days • Water Moderately, Keeping Soil Evenly Moist But Not Waterlogged

Soil pH

5.5 – 6.5

Temperature

-30° – 85°F

Mature Spread

up to 18″

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Fine

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Albania

Altay

Austria

Baltic States

Belarus

Belgium

Bulgaria

Buryatiya

Central European Rus

Connecticut

Czechoslovakia

Denmark

East European Russia

Finland

France

Germany

Great Britain

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Attracts

🐝 Bees

🐝 Butterflies

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Image: trefle.io — Taken Aug 4, 2017 by Kateřina Řehořová (cc-by-sa)

Hardiness Zones

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