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Adenophora tashiroi |
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| Synonym(s) |
Adenophora polymorpha var. tashiroi |
| Family |
campanulaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
blue (late summer) |
| Size |
8-20" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained soil, not too dry |
Typical upright adenophora from Japan and Korea, with crinkly leaves and clear blue bell flowers. Online photos of this species show quite a variety of habits: nodding and upright bells, clustered and solitary flowers, narrow pointed leaves and more rounded serrated leaves. My plants do match the description in my shelf reference book (Graham Nicholls: Dwarf Campanulas and Associated Genera) fairly well: violet-blue flowers 1.5-2 cm long, either solitary or a few to a raceme, with ovate, coarsely serrate bottom leaves about an inch long, and narrower upper leaves. So unless somebody tells me otherwise, I'll assume my seed-grown plants are as advertised. I've yet to do the adenophora test – hopefully soon. So far, my second-year plant is still quite small (perhaps 4 inches tall) and not at all inclined to overrun its neighbors, as many other members of the campanula clan are prone to do.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Adenophora tashiroi
- Seed from NARGS '12/'13 exchange. Baggy 35F (13w) - 70F (76%G, 4-10d)
- Same seed as above, cold-stored. Baggy 35F (11w) - 70F (83%G, 11-18d)
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