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casi 5 (
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Mon, Aug 25, 14 at 12:28
| I lady that lives close by me has these lovely flowers every early Spring. She says they are called "Upchurch"???? |
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- Posted by dbarron Z6/7 (Oklahoma) (My Page) on
Mon, Aug 25, 14 at 12:34
| campanula glomerata (I think)..anyway a bellflower of some sort. |
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| Yes that's definitely campanula glomerata! |
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| She probably has a LOT of them? |
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| will she share some seeds? : ] |
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| I have some bellflowers and they don't look like that! Is that really what it is? They are so beautiful in her yard and she has offered to give me a start. I was going to wait and go sometime in the fall to get a transplant. So, they go to seed and propagate? Yes, she has them all over the terrace in her yard....in the shade even! |
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- Posted by dbarron Z6/7 (Oklahoma) (My Page) on
Mon, Aug 25, 14 at 17:51
| I'm not sure they sprout from seed, but most bellflowers have the reputation of running for their lives.....(and yours) far and wide. |
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| Not all bellflowers are runners. I have Bernice and she is a clumper. I've had her for 6 years and only have found one small new piece growing behind her and I think it was from a seed. Other than that one tiny plant, no running and no seedling problems. She's great plant. Linda |
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| So if I want some of those...the best thing to do is get a start? Or if I can locate some seeds, start several? I really really like them! I've been admiring them for several years! |
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- Posted by dbarron Z6/7 (Oklahoma) (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 12:52
Casi, they should be readily available from many mail order vendors, and maybe your local garden centers. They're certainly not cutting edge plant material.
And yes, probably a lot of older folks still have it in their garden, I know that 20 years ago, I did. |
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I have a love/hate relationship with Campanulas, Campanula glomerata is well behaved for me, I only have a couple of plants, they have never reseeded in my garden, easily started from seed.
C. primulifolia is another well behaved bellflower here, I have a flat full of small plants ready to be planted out to replace the ones that didn't come back one year.
On the other hand C. rapunculoides is EVIL, was here when we bought the house back in 65 and I'm still battling it. Another rambunctious Campanula but I do put up with is C. poscharskyana, I have this one running through a low stacked rock wall, once it's finished blooming I pull a lot of it out. I also have a few C. rotundifolias, not a problem. In the past I've had some of the fairy thimbles C. cochleariifolia but they only lasted a couple of years, so pretty and dainty. I really should plant some more. Annette |
This post was edited by aftermidnight on Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 13:17
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- Posted by dbarron Z6/7 (Oklahoma) (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 13:31
| And here, lactiflora and glomerata are about the only ones that grow..and they're minorly evil. Oh, and the root of evil. persicafolia....too. I've tried poscharyskyana and rotundifolia, just to sacrifice them to the plant gods. Lol, it's too hot/dry for them to be happy here at all. |
This post was edited by dbarron on Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 13:36
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I just sprayed a big patch with roundup. It's beautiful for a little while in summer, but the one I have (c. glomerata) just spreads too much. Plus the tiniest bits of root hitchhike to new areas and spread some more.
There's probably a good reason she has them all over ~but they are beautiful. |
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| Variety could be Joan Elliot. My patch froze out this past winter, and I would definately buy more. |
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