General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 to 4 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 4 feet
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Lavender
Pink
Purple
White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Alpine species should be sown in an open frame.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Division
Other: take basal root cuttings
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Milky Bellflower
  • Bellflower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Campanula lactiflora
  • Synonym: Gadellia lactiflora

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Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2019-07-05
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2017-06-20
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-07-02
Location: Georgie Kintrisi, Adzarie
Date: 2011-07-15
Photo courtesy of:Michael Kesl
Location: Georgie Kintrisi, Adzarie
Date: 2011-07-15
Photo courtesy of:Michael Kesl
Location: Georgie Kintrisi, Adzarie
Date: 2011-07-15
Photo courtesy of:Michael Kesl
Location: Georgie Kintrisi, Adzarie
Date: 2011-07-15
Photo courtesy of:Michael Kesl
Location: Georgia Mestia, Svanetie
Photo courtesy of:Michael Kesl
Location: Georgia Mestia, Svanetie
Date: 2011-07-06
Photo courtesy of:Michael Kesl
Location: Garden
Date: 2016-07

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