Campanula lactiflora Pritchard’s variety

£8.50

Tall, branching stems bearing clusters of soft lilac, open, bell-shaped flowers appear from July to September among toothed, mid-green leaves. This tall bellflower is a cottage-garden classic and is perfect towards the back of a mixed or herbaceous border. It’s a happy companion for old roses, self-seeds freely, and the flower colour is retained best in partial shade.

Position: Sun or light shade
Soil: Deep moist fertile soil
Rate of growth: Quick
Flowering period: Mid to late Summer
Hardiness: Hardy
Pot size: 2L
Eventual height and spread: 4ft x 2ft

3 in stock (can be backordered)

Description

This is an excellent, clump-forming  perennial which produces masses of stunning, pale violet-blue, bell-shaped flowers in open clusters from July to September. It has fresh, bright green, crinkly leaves with slightly serrated edges that provide a lovely backdrop to the handsome blooms.Perfect for the cottage garden, it looks great when planted in sweeping drifts in the perennial border and combines well with old-fashioned roses at the back of a mixed or herbaceous border.

Position: Sun or light shade
Soil: Deep moist fertile soil
Rate of growth: Quick
Flowering period: Mid to late Summer
Hardiness: Hardy
Pot size: 2L
Eventual height and spread: 120cm x 60cm