I'll, uh, third that - amazing, SB! I'm going to have to get that one for sure. I have a few campanulas I'm starting from seeds. I HAD (bold, italic, underline, underline, underline) two campanulas I got from a plant exchange two years ago... one was "lady bells" the other "cluster bells". Well the clusterbells fell victim to a windy day that knocked their little pot over, snapped it in half and it never quite recovered or came back after proper planting. The lady bells... rude puppy grabbed the little container it was in and took off with it. So I'm hoping mine will go better this year and I'll report back on them, happily (hopefully)

In a nutshell re campanulas or any perennial: if it's a RUNNER - ie the roots "run", avoid it like the plague - especially if it is a prolific seeder! (except for C. poscharskyana - low and easy to eradicate where you don't want it). It's true, as some have said, that growing these thugs in leaner, dryer soil or shade will control them - somewhat. But - IMO - you're still responsible to NOT let them go to seed - ever. If that is "too much maintenance" for you, please do not grow them. CLUMPERs grow in place - their roots don't run all over the place, so even if they self-sow a bit, you can weed them out, unlike that devil thug, C. punctata - which you should never ever ever plant in clay soil. Ever. It should be on every noxious weed list anywhere, along with orange alstroemeria, lysimachia punctata ("punctata" is another hint which can = BAD WEED.) To be a responsible garden neighbor and steward, ideally, it's best not to let anything that could invade or get away from your land and become a problem on natural land or someone else's property, invade or go to seed. Whatever you do, resist the urge to roto-till places where you have "runner" roots! If you have seeds or even flower heads, Please do NOT throw the seeds in your compost - these must be dealt with as garbage! The best way to ruin their viability is to put them in a black garbage bag and let them "cook" in the sun (160 degrees F is the only thing that will "kill" these seeds) before you put them in the landfill. Yes - I'm serious. I know of what I speak, on this subject. :)

Hi Edwin. Yes I think I will do that ,but in any case,when I see one of your plants or others and I write here on the forum that I'd like to have one,you can take that as an order and put a label "sold" on it .So far I count six ! In fact,the only time when I get a chance to see a decent conifer display is at the Paris plant show,twice a year .There are the Laurains sisters, Ward Alpines (who carry a fair selection of conifers from Lime Cross Nursery in Britain, and also Vallonchene. I have also obtained some fine plants from Clement in Belgium by mail. Talking of wich (and in order not to deviate too far from the original post) I was wondering what the understock was on Clement's 'Chief Joseph'. What a shame to see a fair sized plant like that go down the drain! T.

hey tam .. this is a 5 year old post.. i am not even sure GW will email your question to the OP ... you know something is rooted.. when you gently try to pull it out of the rooting media.. and there is resistance ... because of the roots ... if it starts to slide out w/o such.. push it back in.. and come back in a month ... Dirr is the source of all info on 'propagation of woody material' .. google such.. and pull it out of the library ... ken