Codonopsis lanceolata

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Codonopsis lanceolata

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Kemper Code: Z530

Common Name: bonnet bellflower
Zone: 6 to 8
Plant Type: Vine
Family: Campanulaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: China
Height: 10 to 15 feet
Spread: 3 to 6 feet
Bloom Time: August - September Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Green / purple (outside) with violet spots (inside)
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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 soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers sandy loams. Winter hardy to USDA Zone 6, so it is advisable to grow this vine in a sheltered location with a winter mulch in the St. Louis area (Zone 5b to 6a).

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Codonopsis is a perennial, twining vine in the bellflower family. It typically grows to 10-15' tall but dies back to the ground each winter. Features greenish, nodding, bell-shaped flowers (to 1.25" long) with pale bluish-purple shading on the outside and with violet spotting and/or striping inside. Blooms in late summer. Elliptic-ovate green leaves (2-3" long) are clustered at the branch ends. Roots of this Asian native vine are commonly used in Korean cooking. Plants in the genus Codonopsis are sometimes commonly called bonnet bellflower.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses:

Perhaps best woven through large shrubs. May be grown on trellises in somewhat the same manner as clematis.