Plant Type

Ground cover, Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Blue, Violet

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half, Shade

 

Water

Medium, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Mediterranean, Ranch, Tropical, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Foundation, Parking Strip, Patio, Raised Planter, Walls / Fences, Walkways, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Cascade, Filler, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Serbian bellflower has star-shaped, pale blue, violet, or white flowers that are borne in loose panicles from late spring to early summer. The foliage is rounded, with a pointed leaf tip, and is finely toothed. It has a creeping, trailing habit, and grows about 8 to 12" tall and 12" wide. It is well suited to the front of a border, at the top of a low wall, or around rocks where its trailing habit is at advantage. A number of cultivars are available, differing in flower color and bloom time-range.

As a rule, campanula are tough little perennials, growing in full sun to part shade in nearly any well-drained garden soil. It has no serious disease or pest problems. Spent flowers can to deadheaded, though it isn't necessary.