The most beautiful campanulas

Campanula carpatica 'Clips Blue'

The Campanula carpatica ‘Clips Blue’ is a small semi-evergreen variety that is particularly floriferous. Its flowers appear from June to September, in the form of widely open mauve-blue bells facing the sky. It forms a carpet of 20 cm in height and 30 cm in width. Very hardy and resilient, it thrives in a sunny but not scorching exposure or in partial shade. This campanula prefers cool, well-drained soil. It is worth noting that it tolerates calcareous and stony soils. This lovely plant will make a statement in pots, borders, rockeries, on walls, or as groundcover. You can plant it at the feet of roses or alongside alyssums, aubrietas, and even its white-flowered sister: Campanula ‘Clips White’.

The Campanula carpatica ‘Clips Blue’.

The campanula double punctata 'Milky Way'

The variety punctata ‘Milky Way’ is one of the most stunning double white campanulas. Its remarkable purple stems bear dark green foliage. From June onwards, large white flowers shaped like long bell-shaped double skirts appear. The inside of the flower is speckled with pink-red dots. This flowering will last until September if care is taken to remove faded flowers. Highly decorative, it will look wonderful in a romantic or wild garden. It is easy to grow in pots or in the ground, in cool, rich, well-drained soil. It enjoys both sunny and semi-shaded positions. The habit of this campanula is rather bushy, reaching 40 to 45 cm in all directions. You can plant it with hardy geraniums, Polemoniums, alchemillas, as well as with English roses, Claret Astrantias, and late tulip ‘Queen of the Night’.

The campanula punctata ‘Milky Way’

Campanula persicifolia 'La Belle'

The Campanula persicifolia ‘La Belle’ is a double version of the peach-leaved campanula. This beautiful perennial forms a rosette of semi-evergreen dark green leaves, from which long flowering stems emerge from June to August. Its flowers are shaped like widely open, double bell-shaped blooms in intense lavender blue. It forms an upright clump 60 to 80 cm tall and 30 cm wide. With its resemblance to a small rose, it is perfect for a rockery, a romantic or rustic border, and also in cut flower arrangements. To thrive, provide it with a planting location in full sun or partial shade, in ordinary, loose, and rather cool soil. Note that it also tolerates calcareous and acidic soils. For a beautiful display, also plant dame’s rocket, lady’s mantle, stachys, roses, and peonies.

The Campanula persicifolia ‘La Belle’

Campanula punctata 'Rubriflora'

The campanula punctata ‘Rubriflora’ stands out with its unique dark purple flowers, while the edge of the corolla turns white. These beautiful tubular bells bloom from late June to September, provided that faded flowers are removed. Its bushy habit forms a clump of 40 cm in all directions. Easy to grow, this lovely perennial thrives in both sun and partial shade, in rich, cool, and well-draining soil. Ornamental, it is ideal for a cottage garden, a romantic garden, a rockery, and even in pots. Pair it with hardy geraniums, English roses, ornamental alliums, and gypsophila.

The campanula punctata ‘Rubriflora’

The campanula hybrid 'Blue Octopus'

The hybrid campanula ‘Blue Octopus’ is a very original perennial that will surprise you! The fine, villous petals of its flowers form flared, curled bells, resembling the tentacles of a small octopus. They bloom from June to August, in beautiful violet-blue tones with white at the centre. Its light green foliage is deciduous and slender. With its spreading habit, it reaches 40 cm in height and 30 cm in width during flowering. It enjoys a position in full sun or light shade, in rich, light, cool, and well-draining soil. It also tolerates calcareous and clay soils. This campanula is ideal in pots, as a border plant, and in rockeries. For a lovely effect, plant it alongside crocosmias, phlox, lobelias, or silene.

The hybrid campanula ‘Blue Octopus’

Campanula lactiflora 'Alba'

The campanula lactiflora ‘Alba’, also known as the milky bellflower, is a large, highly floriferous perennial. It produces beautiful, widely open white bell-shaped flowers, gathered in a panicle. Its long flowering period begins in June and extends until October. It has an upright habit and typically reaches a height of 1 m with a spread of 60 cm. Provide it with a location in the sun that is not scorching or in partial shade. It enjoys rich, consistently moist, well-drained soil and tolerates lime. In areas exposed to strong winds, it will certainly need staking. It is perfect for the back of a border, in a cottage or romantic garden. You can accompany it with old roses, astrantias, peonies, a lupin, or a white delphinium.

The campanula lactiflora ‘Alba’ (photo by Sonja Kalee)

Campanula 'Sarastro'

The campanula ‘Sarastro’ is a variety with long, tubular flowers shaped like large bells in a beautiful deep blue. This lovely flowering begins in June and lasts until the end of August. Bushy in form, it reaches a height of 50 cm and a spread of 40 cm at ripeness. Easy to grow, it prefers light, rich, well-drained soil that remains moist. To thrive, place it in full sun or partial shade. This campanula is very decorative in a romantic, wild, or country garden. It is also suitable for pot cultivation. You can pair it with other perennial plants such as Polemoniums, Dame’s Juliennes, hardy geraniums, or an English rose.

The campanula ‘Sarastro’

Further reading:

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