Campanula portenschlagiana
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Self-sows
- Trailing
An invaluable ground cover, carpeting plant which spreads itself into cracks and joins in patios, terraces, walls and steps
To stud them with clear blue bell-shaped flowers all summer, and as it is an evergreen, with bright green leaves the rest of the year. Intersperse it with Erigeron karvinskianus which has a similar habit.
The flowers of Campanula portenschlagiana can be eaten raw in salads as well as for adding texture and colour to all maner of cakes, biscuits and puddings.
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Self-sows
- Trailing
Product details
- Type
- perennial
- Position
- Border (Front), Ground Cover (Scattered)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- June - August (main flowering period but may flower sporadically from January)
- Height
- 15cm (6in)
- Common name
- Wall Bellflower
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow under cover in spring or autumn/winter. Press seed onto the surface of moist compost, may take up to 28 days for seeds to germinate. Once seedlings emerge, pot them on and move to a cooler location before planting out.
Care Tips
Deadhead to prolong flowering. Once established plants may be divided during spring or autumn. Dislikes winter wet. May need protection from slugs. Shear plant back if getting leggy.
Flowering Time
June - August (main flowering period but may flower sporadically from January)
