Pink bellflowers

The Campanula glomerata 'Caroline'

The Campanula glomerata ‘Caroline’ is a bushy perennial that can reach 50 cm in height and 1 m in spread. From June to August, its stems bear clusters of bell-shaped flowers. The inflorescences are a very pale pink that becomes pale to bright pink at the tips of the petals. Its foliage is deciduous. Easy to grow, it prefers a sunny or partially shaded position, as well as fertile, light, cool, and well-drained soil. The Campanula glomerata ‘Caroline’ is perfect for decorating the cracks of a wall, a meadow, in borders or rockeries. Finally, it looks stunning in bouquets!

Note that there is also a variety with white flowers, the Campanula glomerata ‘Alba’, which is equally remarkable.

The Campanula glomerata ‘Caroline’.

The Campanula hybrid 'Pink Octopus'

If you want originality, the hybrid Campanula ‘Pink Octopus’ is the perennial for you. From June to July, and even into August, this small campanula offers an astonishing flowering display! Its beautiful flowers feature five petals that burst open in a vibrant pink, resembling little tentacles. The ‘Pink Octopus’ campanula has a spreading habit, reaching 40 cm in height and 30 cm in width. Its foliage is deciduous. It thrives in light, well-drained, rich soil but can also tolerate clay or limestone soil. It prefers a sunny or partially shaded location. You can plant this original campanula in containers, rockeries, borders, beds, at the edge of woodlands, and in shaded areas.

The hybrid Campanula ‘Pink Octopus’.

The Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'

The Campanula lactiflora ‘Loddon Anna’ is one of the tallest bellflowers with pink blooms. Indeed, it can reach 1 m in height and 40 cm in spread. Its habit is rather bushy, and its foliage is deciduous. From July to August, it produces tall floral stems topped with clusters of flowers. This campanula blooms well in both full sun and partial shade. The flowers have a delicate star-shaped form and are a pale pink-lilac colour. It prefers rich, light, and cool soils and tolerates lime. The Campanula lactiflora ‘Loddon Anna’ is ideal in a rose border, at the edge of meadows, in bouquets, or at the woodland’s edge.

The Campanula lactiflora ‘Loddon Anna’.

Campanula takesimana 'Elisabeth'

Campanula takesimana ‘Elisabeth’, also known as Korean bellflower, is a robust and graceful perennial with deciduous foliage. This variety forms large upright clumps reaching up to 50 cm in height and 30 cm in width. From June to August, it produces large, delicate bell-shaped flowers in a cream-pink punctuated with purple. It thrives in rich, light, well-draining, cool soil and tolerates clay or limestone soils. It enjoys a sunny or partially shaded position. The Campanula takesimana ‘Elisabeth’ is perfect for rockeries, borders, flower beds, and woodland edges.

The Campanula takesimana ‘Elisabeth’.

To go further:

• Find all our varieties of campanulate flowers.
• Discover everything you need to know about campanulates: planting, cultivation, and maintenance.