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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2008 13:14:44 GMT
Hi all,
I really like Campanulas, and they seem to like the garden - but, I was wondering, are there any evergreen ones? They seem to do particularly well in the nastiest, stoneist, shadiest bit of the garden, and I was thinking of devoting a whole bed - around 2 m x 1.2 m - to them, but would also like to maintain some winter interest. At the moment I have C. Lactiflora 'Blue Cross', C. Punctata 'Elizabeth', C. Kentish Belle, and of course the Canterbury Bells which may or may not come back next year. Any suggestions welcome ... cheers ...
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Post by Weeterrier on Jul 10, 2008 15:09:12 GMT
Campanulas are great. Will try to think of an evergreen one.
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Post by Weeterrier on Jul 10, 2008 15:13:20 GMT
Found one, and there could be more. Campanula portenschlagiana, a ground hugging one.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2008 9:32:36 GMT
Ooooh, thanks WT ... must google and see if available from seed ;D ... cheers ...
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Post by andy on Jul 13, 2008 10:11:17 GMT
Most of the creeping ones stay evergreen providing they are in very well drained soil. Can't think of specific names but C. carpatica is one.
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Post by Weeterrier on Jul 13, 2008 17:03:31 GMT
I think you're right Andy, I was thinking that when weeding earlier.
Campanula cochlearifiloa, garganica,portenschlagiana, poscharkyana and carpatica are all available from Chiltern Seeds, and they also do a Collection of Mixed Rockery ones.
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Post by Ruthie on Jul 13, 2008 19:01:53 GMT
WT which of those 2 beginning with P is the VERY invasive one? I wouldn't recommend it. I do have the other P however and it's evergreen and lovely without spreading too much.
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Post by Weeterrier on Jul 14, 2008 7:55:35 GMT
Welcome back Ruthie ;D. As for the invasive 'P' I don't know. Plants don't tend to be as invasive up here, or so it seems from other discussions, so I have no idea which one it could be. I'll investigate  |
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Post by nightowl on Jul 14, 2008 8:22:25 GMT
My Campanula Carpaticas keep their leaves all winter, but it can be a bit invasive. Now it's spread to my rose bushes and climbed up them, I am determined to give them a drastic haircut this autumn, even though they look rather good scrambling all over the place  It's hard to be tough with something that gives so much  |
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Post by beanie on Jul 21, 2008 12:04:55 GMT
out of the 2 p's I prefer C. portenschlagiana it is a neater grower and a prettier flower, more bell shaped
poscharskyana is getting to be a pest, it self seeds a lot, the flowers are more star shaped. I had it in the garden when I first moved here and I let it get a real hold in a stone wall
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