AGM   The birch leaved campanula regularly seen on the show bench with its deep green birch shaped leaves contrasting so well with the large pendant white bells opening from soft pink buds. We grow it on the rock garden where it makes an eye catching feature tumbling over a rock.  2 in. x 12 in. spread .

CAMPANULA CARPATICA ‘JEWEL’      

This quickly makes a mat of pale green downy foliage and produces masses of upright stems carrying large deep purple nodding bells on 4 in. stems. Will soon spread to around 12 in. across.

CAMPANULA    FRAGILIS 'CAVOLINII'

A superb pan plant cascading over the rim of the pot, its deep green leaves almost disappearing under a constantly renewed display of large tubby pale blue bells. Is now also doing well on a freely drained trough. 2 in.

CAMPANULA GARGANICA 'DICKSONS GOLD'

A hybrid between C. raineri and possibly C. carpatica. Whatever its provenance it is an attractive plant for pan or rock garden. Grey/green mat of foliage with wide pale blue bells on 2 inch stems. Needs regularly dividing to maintain vigour.

Most attractive and vigorous in a pan, we find it not as easy on the rock garden. Slowly spreading to form a mat of mid green small shiny leaves, masses of  deepest purple nodding bells on slender 2-4 in stems over a long period in late summer.   

The not often seen white form of C. pulla, which is a most attractive variant and looks very good planted to intermingle with  more usual purple form.

AGM One of my favourite campanulas for the scree bed or pan. Many 4 inch wiry stems produce an abundance of small lavender blue pendant bells in July. Trimmed back as these flowers fade a second flowering will occur in September.                  

CAMPANULA 'TYMONSII'

A lovely late flowering hybrid that produces masses of open, upturned bells of a pinky sky blue on 3 inch semi prostrate stems after most other campanulas have finished. The low mat of pale green small leaves gently creeps but never becomes a nuisance.

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