Fairy Bellflower Campanula persicifolia
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- kam-pan-YOO-luh per-sis-ih-FOH-lee-uh
- Description
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Peach-leaved Bellflower is an herbaceous perennial with showy white to lavender-blue flowers. This bellflower is easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. They prefer cool weather climates and need afternoon shade and additional water in zone 7. Deadhead spent blooms to promote additional flowers. Bellflowers will self-seed in optimal conditions but are not invasive. Clumps can be divided every 2-4 years as needed.
The racemes of the bell-shaped flowers are showy and make good cut flowers. Use this plant in the perennial border, in groupings, open woodland or naturalized areas where they can spread.
Many cultivars and varieties exist to increase the range of size and flower color available for this plant.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Alba'
Pure white flowers - 'Chettle Charm'
Creamy white edged with lavender - 'Pride of Exmouth'
2' tall plants with semi-double violet blue blooms - ‘Takion Blue’
Dwarf variety - ‘Takion White’
Dwarf white selection - 'Telham Beauty'
3' tall plants with large pale blue blooms
- 'Alba'
- 'Alba', 'Chettle Charm', 'Pride of Exmouth', ‘Takion Blue’, ‘Takion White’, 'Telham Beauty'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Alba'
Pure white flowers - 'Chettle Charm'
Creamy white edged with lavender - 'Pride of Exmouth'
2' tall plants with semi-double violet blue blooms - ‘Takion Blue’
Dwarf variety - ‘Takion White’
Dwarf white selection - 'Telham Beauty'
3' tall plants with large pale blue blooms
- 'Alba'
- 'Alba', 'Chettle Charm', 'Pride of Exmouth', ‘Takion Blue’, ‘Takion White’, 'Telham Beauty'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Campanula
- Species:
- persicifolia
- Family:
- Campanulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe, Northern and West Asia
- Distribution:
- northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 6 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 1 ft. 6 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Erect
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- 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:
- High Organic Matter
- 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:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- The fruit is a strongly-veined conical capsule
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Bell
- Crown
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- fused petals
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 1.5-inch outward-facing bell-shaped flowers are wider than they are long and appear on terminal racemes. They occur in shades of white, purples and blues in late spring to early summer. They are held well above the foliage on erect, slender stems.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leathery
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Rosulate
- Whorled
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Linear
- Spatulate
- Leaf Margin:
- Crenate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Basal rosettes of narrow, toothed, leathery, leaves are 4-8” long and are slightly spatulate. They may be semi-evergreen to evergreen, depending on the winter climate. The 4-inch upper leaves are lanceolate to linear with rounded teeth on the margins.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Cross Section:
- Angular
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Stems are erect, unbranched and slightly angular
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Rabbits
