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Sat, May 19, 12 at 23:29
| I recently got 2 Campanula rotundifolia, which are suppose to be native to my area though I have never seen it in the wild. Any suggestion where I should plant it? I was thinking along the border.
Paul
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| Hi Paul, I started this from seed 2 years ago. Planted out little clumps of seedlings, and this year I moved all of them and separated some out. Easy to grow and transplant. Pretty little native with a wide native range. They are short and drought-tolerant, so I'm using them as an edger and put them along the dry edge of a slightly sloping and sandy bed. Growing amongst some Guara, Macrocarpa oenothera, Allium cernuum, and other natives that do well dry and lean. Check out photos at the link and you will see them growing in their native habitat. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Campanula rotundifolia
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| these little bellflowers are extremely tolerant of a range of conditions - it grows rampantly on acidic Scottish heathland and also thrives on calcareous grasslands. Does like lean soil though - any fertiliser just makes loads of floppy foliage and a huge tangle of wiry stems. Grow them hard and they will likely seed around. A lovely plant. |
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| Campanula what does "grow them hard" mean? No deadheading? |
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| 'Grow them hard' means don't feed them, don't water them (unless absolutely drought conditions) and generally don't love them too much. They are bone hardy wild flowers. Trying to deadhead those little things them would drive you round the bend. |
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- Posted by clematisintegrifolia Los Osos, CA zone 17 (My Page) on Wed, May 23, 12 at 5:02
| My advice is don't plant them where there are groundhogs. |
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| Where I come from out East, ground hogs can be seen on every block. Fortunately, ground hogs are rare here. Apparently, since ground hogs are rare, the local gray squirrels have decided to fill that role. Paul |
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| Thanks Flora. First bloom on this little bluebell today! It looks pretty with the Amsonia, although that doesn't seem as happy in the well-drained conditions and is blooming sparsely. I have seen a woodchuck once this year, but no apparent damage so far. They did eat the kale down to nubs 2 years ago. |
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| Grows great in dry prairie next to orange butterfly weed. Seeds are dust like. Likes gravel or sand and grows wild in sand in north Wi. I love them. |
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| Great, I planted them next to and in front of some butterfly weed. Paul |
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