A Bellflower That Behaves

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This white bellflower possesses a timeless panache that defy betterment by the genetic meddling of modern hybridizing . We acquired our original industrial plant some 30 years ago from a nurseryman and garden of equal sophistication , Wendy Perry of Bosvigo Garden in Cornwall . We do have sex that someCampanulaare hood whose rapid spread by hole-and-corner runner assimilate any nearby plant , with remotion command the gardening equivalent weight of the atomic option . clean bellflower , however , behaves with far more propriety . Robust without aggressiveness , beautiful without a shred of gaudiness , it has remain firm the test of time in our beds .

The bold evergreen plant rose window of narrow leaf steadily expand , but never fear : once their bound has been reach , the shallow - rooted edges are easily removed . These surplus bit are perfect for replanting elsewhere or potting as trading stock with gardening friends . The utter white , star - shape flowers in former spring and early summer invest the duration of the 24- to 30 - in stems , which have the good graces to eschew stake . We find that snowy bellflower look its good in bright specter . Against the backdrop of a large tree trunk or wall , a combination of white campanula with a midsize , white variegated hosta and a large , vase - shape fern becomes a piece of inspired pattern .

White bellflower(Campanula latiloba‘Alba ’ )

Zones:4–9

condition : Partial shade ; moist , well - drained soil

Native stove : Europe , westerly Asia , Siberia

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— Kelly Dodson and Sue Milliken get some of the coolest plants on the planet at Far Reaches Farm in Port Townsend , Washington .

Photo by Reggie Millette

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