tussock bellflower
Campanula carpatica
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 9 inches tall9 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Violet-blue
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Tussock bellflower (Campanula carpatica) is a perennial for rock gardens, borders, containers, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It forms a neat clump with violet-blue flowers in spring and again in summer. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Big Daddy hosta, Carlton daffodil, and Cytherea peony.
Native range
Native to the Carpathian Mountains in Europe.