Peach-leaved bellflower (Campanula persicifolia) kam-PAN-yew-lah per-sik-ih-FOE-ee-ah Genus:  Campanula This plant is one of the most popular campanulas. Its stiff mat of slowly spreading evergreen rosettes is topped by 3-foot-tall, all open, bell-shaped lavender to white flowers in late spring. Noteworthy Characteristics:  Self-seeds. Care:  Grow in full sun or partial shade and fertile, moist but well-drained soil with a neutral to alkaline pH. Responds well to cutting back to promote new growth and a second wave of flowering. Propagation:  Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Divide in spring or autumn. Take basal cuttings in spring. Problems:  Slugs, snails, vine weevils, spider mites and aphids. Powdery mildew, rust, Septoria and Ramularia leaf spot, and Southern blight.

Overview

Height 1 ft. to 3 ft. Spread 1 ft. to 3 ft. Growth Habit Clumps Light Full Sun to Part Shade Moisture Medium Moisture Maintenance Moderate Characteristics Self Seeds, Showy Flowers Bloom Time Early Summer, Summer Flower Color Purple, White Uses Beds and Borders Style Cottage Garden Seasonal Interest Spring Interest Type Perennials