Comments on: Campanula Cochlearifolia Fairy Thimble Bellflower

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:53:41 +0000

Ecoli, I got my double Campanula at a local greenhouse in Edmonton, so I’m not sure of other sources for the plants. Campanula ‘Haylodgensis’ is another double you might also like if you can source it. Its flowers are a little larger and bluer than Elizabeth Oliver.

By: Ecoli

Ecoli — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:58:01 +0000

Beautiful flowers, especially the double campanula. I am in CA and bought these plants at Trader Joe’s. Any info, where I could buy seeds/ plants of double campanula?
Good luck with gardening.

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:23:48 +0000

Shady Gardener, it does spread out gradually, but it has never spread in an annoying way in my garden.

I’ve gotten all of my C. cochlearifolia from local greenhouses at different times. I haven’t ordered plants online or through a catalogue yet, just seeds. I’m fortunate to have a fairly good selection from greenhouses here, at least at the beginning of the season. I might be able to get a wider variety of specialty plants through different sources, but I always like to check my plants over when I get them. Maybe I’m impatient and just don’t like to wait. :)

By: Shady Gardener

Shady Gardener — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:56:59 +0000

My goodness! That ‘Fairy Thimble’ is certainly tiny – and very fetching. I love the fact that you’ve given us a reference for size with the heuchera. Are any of these invasive? At this size, I guess it wouldn’t matter! ;-) Where do you find them? I usually have to order online or from catalogs.

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:57:01 +0000

SchneiderHein, it’s unfortunate that the snails went after these plants in your garden, since they are such lovely flowers. The plants would look great in your woodland setting. I haven’t had a problem with snails yet, fortunately.

By: SchneiderHein

SchneiderHein — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:34:46 +0000

Oh, I love this wonderful small campanulas! Long time ago we had them in our garden too – but snails …
Thank you for these wonderful photographs.

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:58:01 +0000

Sweet Bay, those shades of blue are my favourite flower colour in the garden. These are one of the perennials that when you see them blooming, you get the urge to plant lots more.

By: Sweet Bay

Sweet Bay — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:48:21 +0000

Those Campanula are just lovely. I love those soft blues.

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:12:51 +0000

Sue, these look great at the front of a garden bed. I have some next to the taller harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), and the single flowers are very similar, but the plants are more compact.

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:06:06 +0000

I enjoyed this post, and it makes me want to find some of those varieties for my little holes in the front of the bed by my house. The ones I have are the taller kind.