General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2-3 feet (60 to 90 cm)
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Lavender
Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Alpine species should be sown in an open frame.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Division
Other: take basal root cuttings
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Chimney Bellflower
  • Bellflower

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-06-29

photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: western Oregon
Date: summer 2013
Location: In my garden
Date: Sep 8, 2009 11:46 AM
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-10-23

Date: c. 1900
illustration from Robinson's 'The English Flower Garden', 1900
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2015-12-26
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-06-30
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-06-28
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-06-30
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-10-01

Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: western Oregon
Date: spring 2015

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Sep 30, 2011 12:14 AM concerning plant:
    A new addition to my garden this year, reported to grow up to 6 ft tall and blooming over a long period, mid-summer through fall, and tolerant of a variety of growing conditions so I just had to try it!

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