Thriving joyfully,
5
planted in the border goes just fine
gmf
south Warwickshire
Campanula portenschlagiana
dalmatian bellflower
6 × 9cm pots
£29.99
£17.99
in stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9cm pot
£6.99
£4.19
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This perennial is semi-evergreen so it can lose some of its leaves in winter. In colder regions or more exposed gardens, it may lose them all, but then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
- 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 & spread
Notes on Campanula portenschlagiana
"Large mats studded with small bells in Cadbury-milk foil blue in July and August with small ivy-like leaves - good tumbling down a bank or wall given regular savage trims"
Goes well with
Pretty purple waterfall of flowers
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I chose this campanula to cascade over the side of a slate raised bed. It is very floriferous creating a waterfall of purple flowers which look great against the grey slate and are a lovely contrast to zingy green flowers of self-seeded achemilla mollis. Loved by bees.
ZSFM
Mid-Wales and London
Not quite as expected
3
I bought 6 of these last year, already having lots around my garden. It is usually a favourite of mine as they are so loved by bumble bees and add a lovely, impactful splash of colour at the front of borders. The plants were healthy and grew well, however the form is not the same as my others. The colour is lighter and the flowers much smaller. Whilst smaller types of bee can make use of them the bigger bumbles can't. The form is more like porshkayana although nowhere near as invasive. So for me they were disappointing.
Mash
Nottingham
Very floriferous- gorgeous
5
I first saw these in terracotta pots on holiday in Lithuania- absolutely gorgeous, so ordered them here. Excellently packed & healthy. Grew them in the ground & in pots - they flowered all through the Summer. I'm hoping they'll be back again this year, the ones in the pots definitely will - will buy more if ones in ground don't make it.
Bridge
Whipsnade
Wonderful sturdy plants
5
Super quality plants which flourished and spread, providing, not just ground cover, but flowers which recurred.
Old Crone
North East Hampshire
Bought 9 April, in flower when delivered, still flowering
5
Planted in south facing border in light clay soil with alyssum and violas, looks very nice, growing and spreading.
Glasstealight
London
Buy Crocus
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This settled in very quickly and is spreading well a very pretty little plant Ideal as a geound cover
Busy Bee
Norfolk
Pretty but late starter
3
Slow to get established but is now flourishing after the second year.
J9
Mid Sussex
Purple Haze
5
In a very large planter, to act as 'ground cover'. Perfect.
Mary-Mary
Leeds
I would recommend this product
5
this looked very pretty in my cottage garden
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north wales
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- How many 9cm pots of dalmatian bellflower needed to cover an ground area of 1 sqare metre ?
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dogwood5
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Hello, These plants have an eventual spread of around 50cm, so you could plant around 5 per square metre - or more if you want more immediate impact.
Helen
- Would this work in shady position as low maintenance ground cover or do you suggest something else?
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Shirl
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Hello, This will be fine, provided the shade is not too heavy, but it is quite heavy shade, then the following might be better options... Bergenias http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.bergenia/sort.0/ Luzula http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.luzula/sort.0/vid.160/ Convallarias http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.convallaria/sort.0/ Vinca http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.vinca/sort.0/
Helen
- When to plant how to plant area covered by one pot, please
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Bri
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Hello, As a general rule plants that are grown in containers can be planted at any time of year as long as the soil isn't frozen solid. The best times are in the autumn when the soil is still warm enough to encourage root growth but the plant isn't in active growth, or the spring before the temperatures start to rise. You can also plant in midsummer as long as you make sure the plants are kept well watered. As for what area it will cover, this does spread to around 50cm.
helen
- When is the best time to plant the border on a budget? We are intrested in purchasing the plants suggested on 'money's tight' pre-planned border. Can you suggest when it is best to plant these plants?
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sarah keeling
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As a rule hardy plants grown in containers (such as the majority of the ones we sell), can be planted at any time of year as long as the soil isn't frozen solid. The best times to plant however are in the autumn when the soil is still warm enough to encourage root growth but the plant isn't in active growth, or in spring before the temperatures start to rise. You can also plant in mid summer as long as you make sure the plants are kept well watered.
Crocus
- Lawn conundrum We have a small (good) lawn which is bordered on 3 sides by a low brick wall. Growing out of some holes in the wall are about a dozen Campanula portenschlagiana. They trail downwards but are trimmed back to between 4 and 8 inches above the grass. Under each and every Campanula the grass has died! What's up?
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Raphael Altman
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It just sounds as if there is less light and moisture reaching those areas of lawn beneath the Campanulas. The only way to deal with this is to make sure that the lawn is kept well watered beneath these plants and to make sure they don't get too big.
Crocus
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