How to grow Bellflower

Campanula lactiflora is a clump forming perennial that is tall and best placed towards the middle to back of the border. It can grow in full sun or part shade.
It requires moist fertile soil but can be attacked by slugs and snails and occasionally suffers from rust
Divide established clumps in the early spring or autumn after flowering

Can be grown from seed but may not always come true.
Plant fresh seed in the autumn and grow on under glass or start in the spring(16C) undercover, planting out in the autumn.

It is quicker to divide an established clump in the spring or autumn. In early spring small plants can be detached and grown on, from the base of an old clump

Grow on small plantlets over the summer potting up as required. Plant out the following spring after frost has past
Split clumps can be replanted directly

Seeds do not always come true to parent plant but can be planted fresh in the autumn

These estimates for how long Bellflower takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

‘Bellflower’ refers to the bell shaped flower
‘lactiflora’ milky flower

Campanula, Milky bellflower