How can such a beautiful flower be such a thug? Pretty much took over an entire bed within within 2 years. I´ve been digging it out for ...Read Morethe last 4 years and still have it. Gave it to a fellow gardener that I don´t like- told him how good it would look in his prize perennial bed (retribution for his having given me Ajuga reptans..
(Sallie) Cherry Valley, IL (Zone 5a) | September 2014 | negative
Yes, it has gorgeous flowers. That doesn't make up for the invasiveness of this plant. I had to dig up an entire bed to try to remove the...Read More long and deep runners. Four years later I'm still trying to get rid of it by spot treating with RoundUp. It's seeds also managed to end up in an area 60 feet away and is causing the same problems there.
Positively exquisite flowers, mottled deep pink fading to ivory at the bottom edge of the petals. A prolific bloomer. Planted on north ...Read Morefacing side, close to the house, so it's shielded from the mid-day sun and strong winds. On the tall side (2.5 ft.), billowy in a light breeze, not likely to take a strong wind without staking. Observing them in a pot on the patio, while waiting to be planted, the fattest bumble bees seemed to be obsessed with them.
Anticipating the spreading nature of campanulas, I planted my Elizabeths in a contained bed where I can pull up undesired plants, and the...Read Morere were a lot of them.
If I had planted this plant unaware of it's capabilities, I probably would have given it a neutral.
The flowers are breathtaking large purplish-mauve bells with spotted and hairy insides. The whole plant becomes covered in bells. Bees LOVE this plant and will crawl inside and sleep there during the night. Butterflies can't seem to reach inside but they'll try.
My plant did very well in full sun, I think the flowers appreciated the sun but a little bit of the foliage burned, I think, from the sun.
Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | November 2004 | neutral
Beautiful pendulous pink flowers on arching stems. Flowers bloom from July - August. Easily grown in average, medium moist, well-drained...Read More soil. No serious pest or insect problems. Can be invasive.
How can such a beautiful flower be such a thug? Pretty much took over an entire bed within within 2 years. I´ve been digging it out for ...Read More
Yes, it has gorgeous flowers. That doesn't make up for the invasiveness of this plant. I had to dig up an entire bed to try to remove the...Read More
Positively exquisite flowers, mottled deep pink fading to ivory at the bottom edge of the petals. A prolific bloomer. Planted on north ...Read More
Anticipating the spreading nature of campanulas, I planted my Elizabeths in a contained bed where I can pull up undesired plants, and the...Read More
It's a lovely flowering plant, but it does tend to be invasive and can take over a bed quickly.
Beautiful pendulous pink flowers on arching stems. Flowers bloom from July - August. Easily grown in average, medium moist, well-drained...Read More