General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 4-6 inches
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Lavender
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: 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
Stolons and runners
Other: take basal root cuttings
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Earleaf Bellflower
  • Fairies' Thimbles
  • Bellflower

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Date: 2006-03-16
Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc .  wwwterranovanurseries
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-08-08
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-08-08

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