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Campanula lactiflora |
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| Common name |
milky bellflower |
| Family |
campanulaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
blue (summer) |
| Size |
2' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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One of the taller garden bellflower species, with more foliage bulk than its cousins peachleaf bellflower and C. latifolia. Its leaves are fresh green and crinkly. Our garden is home to two cultivars - both were grown from seed and may not be true representatives of their namesakes, but they are distinct in appearance: our 'Pritchard's Variety' is about 30 inches tall, with sky-blue flowers, quite open in form. The one we grew as 'Dwarf Pink' is indeed somewhat shorter (but our plants are also younger), its more proific flowers colored a delicate blush. I like 'm both.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: front perennial border, bogside border About my plant portraits
- Seed for 'Dwarf pink' from '05 trade. Baggy 65F (43+%G, 5-14d)
- Seed for 'PV' from '05 trade. Baggy 70F (~25%G, 14-19d). Did not develop.
- Seed for 'Dwarf pink' from '05 trade. Baggy 65F, with intermittent exposure to light (6%G, 18-32d)
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Last modified:
February 11, 2008
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