Tussock Bellflower Campanula carpatica
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- kam-pan-YOO-luh kar-PAT-ih-kuh
- Description
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Carpathian Bellflower is an herbaceous perennial with a mounding, low-growing habit and showy blue, purple or white upward facing bell-shaped flowers. They bloom profusely and grow 6-12 inches tall and wide.
Plants tend to be short-lived when planted in hot, humid areas where nighttime temperatures do not fall below 70 degrees. The plant will not tolerate soils that are too wet or too dry. They should be planted in full sun to partial shade in fertile, well-drained soil, spacing plants 12-14 inches apart. The plants do best with cool roots, so mulch and provide adequate moisture during dry weather. They should be divided every 2-4 years in spring or late summer to maintain vigor.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Blue Clips'
Large, medium blue flowers on a 6-8" plant. - 'Rapido Blue'
Blue flowers on a tight mound of dark green leaves bloom up to four weeks earlier than other varieties. - 'Rapido White'
Similar to 'Rapido Blue', but with white flowers. - 'White Clips'
A white form of 'Blue Clips'.
- 'Blue Clips'
- 'Blue Clips', 'Rapido Blue', 'Rapido White', 'White Clips'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Blue Clips'
Large, medium blue flowers on a 6-8" plant. - 'Rapido Blue'
Blue flowers on a tight mound of dark green leaves bloom up to four weeks earlier than other varieties. - 'Rapido White'
Similar to 'Rapido Blue', but with white flowers. - 'White Clips'
A white form of 'Blue Clips'.
- 'Blue Clips'
- 'Blue Clips', 'Rapido Blue', 'Rapido White', 'White Clips'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Campanula
- Species:
- carpatica
- Family:
- Campanulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Root Cutting
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- native to the Carpathian Mountains in Europe
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Colorful
- Defines Paths
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Bell
- Cup
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Solitary upright, open cup- or bell-shaped flowers 1-2 inches wide are produced on thin, wiry stems held up above the leaves
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Smooth
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Cordate
- Deltoid
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Small, smooth textured, heart-shaped, triangular to ovate slightly toothed light green leaves to 1.5" long.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Patio
- Rock Wall
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Poor Soil
- Rabbits
