Campanula portenschlagiana

dalmatian bellflower

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: moist, well-drained, fertile soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: July and August
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Spreading mounds of deep purple, funnel-shaped flowers appear in July and August with heart-shaped to kidney-shaped, mid-green leaves that are retained all year. These low-growing Dalmatian bellflowers look wonderful cascading over a sunny, well-drained, rock garden or raised bed, used as edging or tucked in between paving stones or a dry-stone wall. This campanula is very vigorous, so it's best planted away from smaller, less competitive plants.
  
  
• Garden care: Protect the tender foliage from slug damage using environmentally friendly slug pellets or beer traps. During the growing season water freely.
  
  
• Eventual Height: 15cm
• Eventual Spread: 50cm