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Campanula glomerata var. alba

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Kemper Code:  X110

Common Name: clustered bellflower
Zone: 4 to 8
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Campanulaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: Europe, temperate Asia
Height: 1.5 to 2 feet
Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet
Bloom Time: June - July   Bloom Data
Bloom Color: White
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low


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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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  Uses:       Wildlife:   Flowers:   Leaves:   Fruit:
Hedge Suitable as annual Attracts birds Has showy flowers Leaves colorful Has showy fruit
Shade tree Culinary herb Attracts Has fragrant flowers Leaves fragrant Fruit edible
Street tree Vegetable   hummingbirds Flowers not showy Good fall color   Other:
Flowering tree Water garden plant Attracts Good cut flower Evergreen Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1') Will naturalize   butterflies Good dried flower     Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers part shade in hot summer climates. Needs regular moisture. Promptly remove spent flower stems to encourage additional bloom. Divide clumps in fall every 3-5 years to maintain vigor and/or control spread. Plants may be grown from seed, and may self-seed somewhat rapidly to the point of being weedy under ideal growing conditions.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This clustered bellflower variety is an upright, clump-forming perennial which typically grows 1.5-2' tall on erect, branching stems. Ovate to lance-shaped, toothed, somewhat hairy, medium green basal leaves (to 5" long) with shorter stem leaves. Upward facing, bell-shaped, white flowers (to 1.5" long) appear primarily in terminal spherical clusters atop the stems, with smaller flower clusters blooming in the upper leaf axils. Main bloom is in late spring to early summer. Clusters can have up to 15 flowers each, hence the common name. This variety is basically a white-flowered version of the popular purple-flowered Campanula glomerata 'Superba' (S550).

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No serious insect or disease problems. Snails and slugs are occasional visitors.

Uses:

Group or mass. Rock gardens, borders, cottage gardens or informal naturalized areas.

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