Campanula Haylodgensis a Double Bellflower
Campanula ‘Haylodgensis’ (haylodge bellflower) is a sweet double flowering Campanula with small lavender blue flowers on a dwarf plant. The many folded petals on each flower are exquisite. These bellflower plants looks delicate, but they have overwintered in zone 3 very well.
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Haylodgensis is a cross between Campanula cochlearifolia (fairy thimble bellflower) and Campanula carpatica (carpathian bellflower), both of which grow well in my garden. You can see many of their traits in these plants. The double flowers remind me of the C. cochlearifolia ‘Elizabeth Oliver’ double, but these are about twice the size.
My group of Haylodgensis are currently growing in a spot that’s probably a little too shady, but they still get a good number of flowers. They are not as upright, and I think it’s because their current garden site gets more shade than I thought it would when I first planted them. They have tolerated a low amount of light in my garden, but when they are finished blooming this year I’m going to transplant them to a part-shade garden area that gets a bit more sun.
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The flowers of haylodge bellflower are like miniature rose flowers, with petals that curve back slightly. They face mostly upwards and outwards, so they are easy to admire. In the above photo I seem to have captured mostly the back of the pretty flowers, but it does show their wonderful colour. These plants didn’t start blooming until the beginning of August in my garden, which is the latest of all of my Campanula. I wonder if they would start blooming earlier with a little more light too.
The dwarf perennials are about 10 cm (4 inches) tall, so they look good at the front of the border, where you can easily admire the beautiful lavender blue petals. Mine are planted next to a sidewalk, and they soften the edge.
Campanula ‘Haylodgensis’ are more hardy than their dainty look suggests. They are a charming little perennial, covered in beautiful flowers, with a multitude of petals.
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One of my favorites!
What a delightful cross, the double flowers are charming! I’m not familiar with this species, but it’s parents are 2 of my favorites, and it is just lovely. NS, how do you photograph your blue flowers so well? I find the blue & purple colours very hard to capture accurately. :)
They are just incredibly cute, aren’t they. They could be roses in a dollhouse vase. :)
Sheila, These cute little blooms are one of my favourites too. The petite flowers don’t look as hardy as they have proved to be. I’ve seen ‘Haylodgensis’ generally rated for warmer zones, so I was pleased that all of the plants overwintered fine.
Rebecca, these are as endearing as C. cochlearifolia and C. carpatica.
I’m not exactly sure, but my basic camera settings seem to capture the blues and purples very well. The colours are very close to real life. It’s the dark rose pinks that I have the most trouble with. I also had trouble getting the little white flowers of the spring bulbs without them looking washed out.
The Garden Ms. S, the ‘Haylodgensis flowers are beautifully formed for being so small. I like the way each petal tip curves backwards slightly. Because of the overall blue colour, they look good from a distance, but they are captivating up close, when you see the many petals.
i have always wished to grow these plants but my sub-tropical climate(10b) does not allow much liberty as far as Campanulas are concerned as they are not suited much to plains. i am determined to sow seeds of canterberry bells this fall and see what happens.
These pics are beautiful i must say. i just adore these flowers.
I have just seen these recently at a garden center and they do indeed look like tiny roses ! .. It is amazing something so delicate looking can be so hardy too : )
Muhammad, thanks, it’s too bad that the Campanula don’t do well in your zone, since there are many beautiful plants in this genus. The biennial canterbury bells might work for you, good luck with them. It’s always fun to experiment, and see what you can grow.
Joy, I was happy to see these return in spring. They had some leaf cover mulch, but otherwise they toughed out the cold well.
What a beautiful campanula; I wonder where the name came from? And as it happens, this is an appropriate post for me to tell you that I’ve just given you a MeMe award, citing your foliage ideas and campanula knowledge. If you want to accept it, go to http://www.tulipsinthewoods.com/cataloguebookwebsite-reviews/beautiful-blogs/ to check out how it works. If you don’t have the time and inclination, just bask in the knowledge of my appreciation.
Pomona, both the tag and Graham Nicholls in his book Dwarf Campanulas say that it was raised at Haylodge, in Scotland, in 1885. It may have been around for a while, but I don’t see it available very much. For such an attractive plant, I’m surprised that it is not more widely offered. Graham Nicholls also states that the original might not have been a double.
Thank you for the award. It was thoughtful of you.
Thank you !!!!Ihave been trying to find out what kind of campanula this cute flower is, searched tons of web sites!! Yours was the first.
Gayle, you’re welcome. Campanula ‘Haylodgensis’ has such an elfin charm, that you wouldn’t think it was hardy. It has survived – 35° C (-31° F) temperatures in winter, and bloomed well. I love the flower colour, and the petal arrangement.