Perennials > Campanula > Campanula americana > Campanula americana
Campanula americana
Tall Bellflower
Origin: Mid-eastern North America.
| Family |
| Campanulaceae |
| Genus |
| Campanula |
| Species |
| americana |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2a - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -35 -(-12) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 - 10 |
| Height |
| 1 - 2 m |
| Spread |
| 0.3 - 0.6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Prefers cooler summers with partial shade in moist well drained soils. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Slugs, aphids and snails |
| Habitat |
| Meadows, streambanks and ditches. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oval green leaves with teethed edges. |
| Flower Description |
| Star-shaped, light blue flowers formed from six curved petals and white, tubular stamens. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A. M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Root cuttings collected in the autumn and cut into 5 cm lengths and placed horizontally in flats barely covering the tops of the cuttings. Water and place in a cold frame until growth appears and then pot individually. |
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