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Campanula americana

Tall Bellflower (American Bellflower)

A self-seeding biennial with heart-shaped, green, basal foliage that shoots up to form tall stems. A woodland showpiece with spikes of bright blue flowers.

  • »  AKA Campanulastrum americanum
  • »  Flat, star-shaped, five-lobed, blue flowers with a white, inner circle
  • »  Heart-shaped, dark green, hairy, scalloped leaves
  • »  Long blooming biennial
  • »  Bloom Time: July to September

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Exposure
• Full Shade
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
Attributes
• Native to Ontario
• Cut Flower/Foliage
• Long Blooming
Flowering Time
• Summer
• Lt. Sum-Fall
Habit
• Clumping
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Green (dark)
Landscape uses
• Naturalizing
• Roadside planting
• Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Campanula americana

Native to Ontario

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Campanula americana

This self-sowing biennial does best in partial to full shade, in a medium to moist soil. Naturally found in moist, open woods, along streams and ponds, or in roadside ditches.