Campanula porscharskyana Lisduggan Variety is a very vigorous ground cover with a long flowering season that produces hundreds of star shaped flowers.
The leaves are velvet and heart-shaped, produced on long stalks.
The flowers are small, star-shaped and a lovely lavender-pink.
In the wild, it grows in rock crevices and mountain screes.It extends via rooting stems that anchor themselves into the soil, gradually covering a larger area.
It is known for its remarkable adaptability and resilience, becoming a staple of many ‘rewild’ gardens – clambering over rocks and dry slopes to bring a profusion of lavender flowers in summer.
👨🌾GARDENING TIPS👨🌾: Campanula porscharskyana Lisduggan Variety
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- In hot, dry weather, blooming may pause in summer, followed by a resurgence in autumn.
- 🌱 Watch out for waterlogging – these rock climbers really despise having soggy roots.
- ☀️ Campanula will not stand a scorching sun or dry winds – keep her protected on a north/east facing slope, hiding and creeping between stones. AS a mountain plant, climbing is what she does best!
- Looks great with Phlox mousse, Thymus longicaulis Odoratus, Galium odoratum
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The Tales & The Botany: Campanula porscharskyana Lisduggan Variety
Campanula porscharskyana ‘Lisduggan Variety’ belongs to the Campanulaceae family.
It is a cultivar derived from Campanula porscharskyana, native to the Balkan mountains.
Other names
Wall Bellflower
Origin
Balkan mountains
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