Campanula Ambella Pink

Campanula Ambella Pink is a variety of Wall Bellflower with a compact, ball-shaped habit that produces pink star-shaped flowers. It is a creeping perennial plant that forms beautiful, long-flowering mats, in spring and early summer, and sometimes again in September. Renowned for its robustness and adaptability, it is a classic in gardens. This wonderful, floriferous ground cover deserves a prominent place in rockeries, above a wall, or in a planter where it cascades joyfully.

Campanula portenschlagiana belongs to the bellflower family. It is a small, very hardy perennial plant, native to the Balkan mountains. In nature, it is found in rock crevices and high mountain scree. The improved variety Ambella Pink forms a cushion of about 20 cm (8in) high, with a minimum spread of 40 cm (16in). It spreads by stems that root upon contact with the ground, allowing it to occupy an increasingly large area. Flowering begins in late spring and continues throughout the summer, more significantly in cooler climates. It is common for flowering to pause in summer when it is dry and hot, often a second flush of flowers occurs in autumn. The star-shaped bell flowers measure 2 to 2.5 cm (1in) in diameter. The foliage is semi-evergreen to evergreen depending on the climate and consists of small, hairy, long-stalked, heart-shaped leaves with toothed edges.

This Ambella Pink wall bellflower does not tolerate excessively hot, dry climates, or hot nights. It thrives in light, not-too-dry soils, but not stagnant moisture that causes root rot. It is easy to provide such conditions in a sunny or partially shaded rockery. It quickly fills cracks in paving and covers old walls and low walls. When planted in a row, it creates lovely small borders that are very neat. It is suitable for wild gardens and planting in pots, in a light and well-drained substrate. In hanging baskets, it cascades in small bright curtains: for example, combine it with pink Diascia, annual white-flowered Euphorbia Diamond Frost , or lemon yellow Coreopsis.