Description

Campanula punctata Rubriflora description

Large, impressive cream or ruby flowers that hang down in the summer.

They have a hidden beauty – lift a flower and look inside!

It is deciduous and so it loses it’s foliage through the winter.

A pollinator friendly plant including bees.
This is a butterfly friendly plant.

How easy is it to grow:
Good for the middle of a border, where it will gently self seed itself, or in a Cottage Garden, or by a patio.
It is easy in most soils, including heavy or clay soils.

Common name: Spotted bellflower.

 

The best position in the garden:

Sun or semi shade or shade.

Is it useful as a ground cover plant?

Yes, it will fill a space at the back or middle of a flower bed.

What type of soil:

Any reasonable soil, also tolerates chalky soil and clay soil.

How much moisture:

Normal, or dryish stony.

Hardiness and, or, lifespan:

Hardy.

Care and maintenance:

When newly planted always keep it watered until the roots have grown down and it is able to find its own moisture.
Trim after flowering.

Size of plant:

Height 50 cm. (Although height does vary quite a lot).
Spread 50 cm.

Planting density – to calculate how many plants are required in a planting scheme:

Allow 4 plants per square metre.

Mail order perennials, alpines, rockery plants, herbs, wildflowers and ornamental grasses.