Campanula with bell-shaped flowers

Campanula 'Sarastro'

The Campanula ‘Sarastro’ is a stunning perennial that stands out with its long and large bell-shaped flowers in a lovely deep blue. Its beautiful and abundant flowering display lasts from June until the end of August. This bushy variety is very easy to grow. Provide it with a bright location, in full sun or partial shade, in cool, well-drained, and rich soil. This beautiful campanula, with deciduous foliage, typically reaches 40 cm in spread and 50 cm in height. It is ideal for a romantic or cottage garden. You can pair it with English roses, a hardy geranium, a polemonium, and even ornamental allium bulbs.

The Campanula ‘Sarastro’ and its long bell-shaped flowers

Campanula cochleariifolia 'Alba'

The Campanula cochleariifolia ‘Alba’, also known as cochlear-leaved campanula, is a stunning groundcover perennial. Highly floriferous, its thin stems are adorned with beautiful pure white bell-shaped flowers from June to August. The dark green foliage of this deciduous plant typically measures 5 to 12 cm in height and 20 cm in spread, while its flowering stem reaches 12 to 20 cm in height. This fresh rock garden perennial thrives in a sunny or partially shaded location, in light, stony soil that remains cool during summer. It also tolerates calcareous soils. It is ideal as groundcover, on a wall, or paving. It can also be grown in pots or containers. You can pair it with a gentian, a pulsatilla anemone, an Alpine edelweiss, an columbine, or with its sister the Campanula cochleariifolia with blue flowers.

The Campanula cochleariifolia ‘Alba’

The campanula hybrid 'Pantaloons'

The campanula hybrida ‘Pantaloons’ is a beautiful original perennial plant thanks to its large pink semi-double flowers. Its long bells come in lovely shades of pink-purple with a pale pink edge. This stunning flowering continues endlessly from June to September. This bushy variety reaches 50 cm in height and 40 cm in spread. Easy to grow and resilient, it enjoys fresh, rich, and well-drained soil, as well as a sunny or partially shaded position. It will make a statement in a romantic or wild garden. You can pair it with old roses, an agapanthus, or at the foot of a peony.

The campanula hybrida ‘Pantaloons’ and its very original semi-double bells

Campanula latifolia 'var. macrantha'

The Campanula latifolia ‘var. macrantha’ is one of the largest varieties of campanula. Indeed, it typically reaches 1.20 m in height with a spread of 50 cm. Its flowering period extends from June to July and provides us with numerous bell-shaped flowers in a deep violet hue. This beautiful deciduous perennial is quite bushy. Very hardy and requiring little maintenance, it thrives in both sun and shade, in rich, cool soil. It is worth noting that this campanula tolerates heavy, clay soils well. It is ideal for a wild or country garden, alongside an Aconite, a Japanese Anemone, a spurge, an yarrow, or even a tall Aster, such as the variety novae angliae ‘Barrs Blue’, which will take over the flowering.

The large Campanula latifolia ‘var. macrantha’

Campanula punctata 'Rubriflora'

The Campanula punctata ‘Rubriflora’ is a stunning bushy perennial with dark green, glossy foliage, reaching 40 cm in all directions. Its deciduous leaves turn purple in autumn before disappearing. It produces, from June onwards, beautiful flowers shaped like long bell-shaped blooms, in a dark purplish-red colour with a slightly faded edge to the corolla. Its flowering extends until September if care is taken to remove the faded flowers. With its poetic charm, it is perfect for a romantic or rustic garden. Easy to cultivate, you can plant it in a sunny or partially shaded spot, in cool, well-draining soil. You can pair it with another campanula with white flowers, such as Campanula punctata ‘Wedding Bells’, a meadowsweet, or at the base ofold roses and peonies.

The Campanula punctata ‘Rubriflora’

Campanula punctata 'Milky Way'

The Campanula punctata ‘Milky Way’ is one of the most refined varieties, featuring stunning double bell-shaped flowers in white, punctuated with pale pink and speckled with red inside. This original flowering appears from June until early August and can even continue into September, provided that you take care to remove the faded stems. Its dark green deciduous foliage contrasts beautifully with its purple flowering stems. With its bushy habit, it easily reaches 40 cm in all directions. It will make a statement in a romantic or rustic garden. This lovely campanula prefers a cool, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. You can plant it alongside hardy geraniums, an English rose, lady’s mantle, Astrantia Claret, and late tulip ‘Queen of the Night’.

The Campanula punctata ‘Milky Way’

Campanula rotundifolia

TheCampanula rotundifolia, also known as round-leaved campanula, is an excellent hardy herbaceous perennial that is low-maintenance. It is distinguished by its long flowering period, which extends from June to October, featuring pendulous lavender-blue bell-shaped flowers. This plant, which can vary in height from 10 to 50 cm and spread up to 30 cm depending on the region and soil richness, thrives in cool, well-drained soil, even calcareous, in full sun or partial shade. It is stunning as groundcover, in borders, in rockeries, in woodlands, or on a wall. In a mixed border, you can plant it alongside other lovely wildflowers, such as echinacea, knautia, meadowsweet, aster, and sage.

The Campanula rotundifolia

Further reading:

• Discover all our campanula varieties.
• To learn everything about campanulas, check out our guide on planting, cultivation, and maintenance.