Campanula persicifolia - Peach-leaved Bellflower - Seeds

Description

• Campanulaceae Asterales
• Western half of the Eurasian Continent
• H 60cm x W 30cm
•  Z3 
• Perennial
• 1 packet of 50 seeds

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Details

Campanula persicifolia is a herbaceous perennial that establishes clumps of vegetation about 30cm in diameter

Its leaves are light green, tapered, smooth

They emerge in spring from a network of fleshy, stoloniferous roots, and persist in winter

They are followed by flower stalks, which unfold in summer and give aerial and graceful flowering, staggered and uninterrupted over several months

The flower, 2 to 3 cm in diameter, lavender blue, resembles a bell oriented upwards, at the center of which is a trifid pistil with curved stigmas

It is attractive to bees and meliferous

The color of the flowers is more intense in full sun, and fades in the shade, giving a pretty pastel lavender

Some plants produce white flowers

The Peach-leaved Bellflower was domesticated for its long ornamental flowering which makes it one of the essential garden plants

The flower is edible and can be used to decorate plates

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Cultivation

Sow Campanula persicifolia seeds in pots in March-April

The seed is tiny and should not be buried

Sprinkle a few seeds on the surface of the potting soil and pack lightly

Keep the soil moist by capillary watering and expose to the sun and lukewarm

Grow the seedlings for a few weeks and when they have strengthened enough to go into the garden, plant them in their final location

Choose a sunny spot, for instance in a flower bed, a rockery, or a high border

Any type of soil is suitable, but more fertile soil will allow for more spectacular flowering

Campanula persicifolia is a plant without maintenance, disease-free, pest-free

Cut off dead flower stems in winter