Many consider this the most beautiful of all bellflowers. The common name refers to the spreading petals and not to any plant habit. ...Read More>
Flowers are held on slender, wiry stems (from 10 to 30") that need the support of neighbors to keep from lodging.
This is a self-sowing biennial, hardy in Z5-9. Seeds need light for germination. Forms a short, strong taproot the first year. Not for the hot humid summers of the southeastern US.
A meadow plant for full sun and lean dry well-drained soils, sandy or gravelly, that are not too acidic.
Native to temperate Europe and widely naturalized elsewhere. In the US, it has naturalized in NY, NH, MA, and CT. Found on roadsides, fallow fields, banks, and waste land showing human disturbance.
Many consider this the most beautiful of all bellflowers. The common name refers to the spreading petals and not to any plant habit.
...Read More