Comments on: Beautiful Bellflowers

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:26:29 +0000

Rebecca, thanks. I find the fairy thimble bellflowers does very well. They are covered in pretty blue flowers right now, and look lovely. The double ‘Elizabeth Oliver’ is especially showy. I also have ‘Haylodgensis’, which is a cross between carpatica and cochlearifolia, which is another double.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:34:09 +0000

Lovely series of pictures! I have many of these, and just added some C. persicifolia (peach leaf) in blue. They are planted in part shade, I hope they do well. The other campanulas seem to tolerate shade very well, and are so happy & pretty. My personal favorite is the blue fairy thimble. :)

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:00:45 +0000

Thehunkygardener, it’s great to find out what another cold climate gardener is growing. I’ll have to check out your blog to see what’s growing in your garden.
The peachleaf bellflower has such a pretty bloom. I should try it again, but this time without the rust.

By: thehunkygardener

thehunkygardener — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:10:17 +0000

I am so stoked to find a fellow Edmontonian’s blog! I love the campanula. Have carpatica and peachleaf. Keep bloggin it up!

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:08:33 +0000

Philip, Campanula seems to be a popular genus with gardeners, and also with the bees. When I was out in the garden today, the C. poscharskyana was humming with bees. There are lots of blooms on them for the pollinators to enjoy.

By: Philip

Philip — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:36:24 +0000

I love campanula and you have provided an invaluable resource for many different typs of species.
Best,
Philip

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:10:18 +0000

Heidi, I sometimes see C. rotundifolia when I go hiking in the lower parts of the Rocky Mountains, but I’ve only seen the blue version in the wild.
I love the colour blue in the garden, but what I like about the white flowers is that they show up so well in the shadows when viewed from inside the house.

By: HaBseligkeiten

HaBseligkeiten — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:15:39 +0000

Wunderschöne “Glockenblumen” bellflowers, so many colour of blue!!!

I have 2 versions of Campanulas in my semi shadow garden.
“C. rotundifolia” in blue and white.
Liebe Grüße, Heidi

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:51:49 +0000

Eric, while I have to look for plants that are hardy, there are some advantages to the cold winter. It kills off many garden pests. Also, we have long periods of sunlight in the summer. On the other hand, we have a much smaller number of orchids we can grow outside.

By: Eric Bronson

Eric Bronson — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:01:17 +0000

What beautiful shades of blue! Wow, zone three I can’t imagine the challenges you face. Looks like you growing well!!!!

Eric