Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower)

Cultivation

Easy to grow in moist but well-drained, preferably neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or partial shade. Best in full sun in areas with cool summers, partial shade in hot summer climates. Do not allow to dry out. Leaves and roots are edible. Classified as an invasive, noxious weed in some introduced areas, particularly in North America. Spread easiy in moist soils and deep taproots are difficult to eradicate.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Low Maintenance, Underplanting, Wildlife

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = High
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = Moderate/Medium
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Spreading, Clump-forming, Erect flower stem

Native to

Eastern Europe, Western Asia, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Iran, Syria, Northwestern Africa

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic