Dane's Blood Campanula glomerata
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- kam-PAN-yoo-lah glo-mer-AY-tah
- Description
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Campanula glomerata, or Clustered Bellflower, is a herbaceous, clumping, perennial that grows well in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. Most species of Campanula perform best in areas with cool nights, but Clustered Bellflower will grow in the southeast in moist soils and partial shade. If your summer climate is cool, site the plant in full sun; however, if the summer climate is hot, you will have more success with a site in partial shade. Regardless of the site, the plant requires regular moisture.
The plant is quite showy, with densely packed clusters of light blue flowers. To encourage flower blooms, promptly deadhead, or remove, spent flower stems. Bellflower naturalizes by rhizomes and can be invasive, particularly in moist soils. To keep the plant growing vigorously while preventing it from spreading indiscriminately, divide the clumps in the fall every 3 to 5 years. Plants naturalize by rhizomes and occasionally, small colonies of plants are produced from the long rhizomes, particularly in moist soils
Members of the genus Campanula support the Plasterer bee (Colletes brevicornis). The Bellflower is also known to tolerate deer.
Diseases, Insects, and Other Plant Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems, except for occasional snails and slugs.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Joan Elliott'
Large violet flowers. - 'Schneekrone' ('Snow Crown')
Large white flowers. - 'Superba'
Vigorous, 2 feet high, rich blue flowers
- 'Joan Elliott'
- 'Joan Elliott', 'Schneekrone' ('Snow Crown'), 'Superba'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Joan Elliott'
Large violet flowers. - 'Schneekrone' ('Snow Crown')
Large white flowers. - 'Superba'
Vigorous, 2 feet high, rich blue flowers
- 'Joan Elliott'
- 'Joan Elliott', 'Schneekrone' ('Snow Crown'), 'Superba'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Campanula
- Species:
- glomerata
- Family:
- Campanulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe and temperate Asia
- Wildlife Value:
- Food source for the Plasterer bee (Colletes brevicornis).
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Colorful
- Easy to Grow
- Edibility:
- Leaves have a mild flavor with a pleasant sweetness and can be used as an ingredient in salads
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Erect
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- 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:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- 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 Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- Each flower is replaced by a globoid seed capsule that contains several small seeds.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Bell
- Cup
- Funnel
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Blooms May through July. Upward facing flowers bloom in spherical terminal clusters atop smaller-leaved stems that rise 12 to 18 inches above the basal clump. Smaller flower clusters simultaneously bloom in the upper leaf axils. Common name refers to the densely packed inflorescences, each having a cluster of up to 15 flowers.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Dense foliage clump of ovate to lance-shaped, toothed long-stalked, 5 inch long basal leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Form:
- Straight
- Stem Surface:
- Smooth (glabrous)
- Stem Description:
- Flowers bloom in spherical terminal clusters atop smaller-leaved stems rising above the basal clump to 12-18 inches tall. Stem leaves (to 3 1/2 inches long) are narrower and shorter than the basal leaves.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Naturalized Area
- Rock Wall
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Children's Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
- Specialized Bees
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Heat
- Rabbits