Campanula incurva

Description

Large pale blue furled flowers.

This unusual campanula with furled bell flowers takes 3 years to flower from seed and is monocarpic (dies after flowering) so once you are dazzled with its beauty it will self seed and then take yes another three years to flower. Great for the Border or large Alpine rock garden in a sunny position. Very drought tolerant.

Flowering: Spring-Summer

Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height: 25cm

Spread: 40cm

Further information:

This plant  is covered in light blue bell shaped flowers. In the autumn trim it back to the ground ready for new growth in the spring.

Common Name:  Bell Flower / Evia bellflower

Life Cycle: perennial

Family: Campanulaceae

Foliage: ovate

Basic Colour: ( blue )

Flower Colour: blue / white

Natural Flowering: May – August

Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height with Flowers: 25cm

Soil Requirements:  average / dry / well-drained / sandy

Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral

Location:  container / cottage garden / border / rock garden / Mediterranean

Usage: ornamental / bee food plant / attracts butterflies

Pruning: cut back to encourage further flowering – Monocarpic once it has produced seed

Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance

Origin: Greece