Campanula glomerata CarolineClustered bellflower
科:桔梗科
Family:Campanulaceae
属:风铃草属
common name:Clustered bellflower
introduce:Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Campanulaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1 to 2 feet
Spread: 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Time: June - July
Bloom Color: Shell pink to lavender
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium moisture
Maintenance: Low
General Culture:
Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers part shade in hot summer climates. Needs regular moisture. Promptly remove spent flower stems to encourage additional bloom. Divide clumps in fall every 3-5 years to maintain vigor and/or control spread. Plants naturalize by rhizomes, and can be somewhat invasive, particularly in moist soils.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
Caroline is a clustered bellflower cultivar. It is an upright perennial which typically grows 1-2 tall on erect, branching stems and spreads by rhizomes. Ovate to lance-shaped, toothed, somewhat hairy, medium green basal leaves (to 5" long) with shorter stem leaves. Upward facing, bell-shaped, shell pink to lavender flowers (to 1.5" long) appear primarily in terminal spherical clusters atop the stems, with smaller flower clusters blooming in the upper leaf axils. Main bloom is in late spring to early summer. Clusters can have up to 15 flowers each, hence the common name.
No serious insect or disease problems. Snails and slugs are occasional visitors.
Uses:
Rock gardens, borders, cottage gardens or informal naturalized areas.
