Tell me about campanula (tall variety)

15 years ago

Hi,

I'm always saying I'm going to get some of this plant, but never do. If you grow, what can you tell me about? Does it need a lot of water? Full sun? Disease resistant? Which variety is your favorite?

Thx.

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remy_gw
15 years ago
Hi,
I love campanulas tall and short! I've never had a problem with disease on any of them. Though I did just see the post asking about a possible powdery mildew problem by another poster, so maybe in the right conditions it could happen. The foliage stays nice looking all season.
In general, campanulas like good drainage and sun to part shade. Some varieties can handle drought better than others, but they all need to be watched well until established. I have c. persicifolia(peach-leaf) in a very hot dry spot and it does well. C. latifolia(great leaf) likes a bit of shading from hot sun. It will actually go dormant in a very dry summer in in a sunny location.
The only difficulty I find with them is some varieties are loved by rabbits. Unfortunately, one variety they don't seem to bother is c. punctata which is a rampant grower!
Remy
dirtdiver
15 years ago
I like campanulas very much. My only quibble is that I haven't managed to grow any that have a very long flowering time, even with deadheading. My favorite tall one is probably a peach-leaved variety someone sent me seeds for. I think it's c. persicifolia 'Brantwood.' (Might be 'Brentwood' too.) If my memory from previous seasons is correct, it gets to be about almost four feet tall and the flowers are a deep, saturated blue-purple. This year I've also started seeds for c. pyramidalus (my spelling on that might be wrong). Supposed to get quite tall, the pictures make it look good.

Most campanulas I've tried have been been pretty tough, except for Dickson's Gold which I think got completely eaten by slugs, and a furry little one that just never took. And there are a number that are short-lived or biennial. I think most of them appreciate being in mostly sunny spots, though my (short) Serbian bellflower has tolerated a lot of shade as have the punctata types (but they bloom less). Never noticed any diseases, except that if the rest of the tall garden plants get powdery mildew, they probably will too.
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