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Campanula portenschlagiana Ambella Purple - Trailing Bellflower

Campanula poscharskyana Ambella Purple 'Planet'
Trailing Bellflower, Serbian Bellflower

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A compact variety that forms a ball shape. This evergreen perennial is adorned with blue-purple star-shaped flowers. It is a creeping plant that eventually forms beautiful carpets, long-flowering in spring and early summer, and sometimes again in September. Renowned for its robustness and great adaptability, it is a classic in gardens. This wonderful ground cover deserves to be prominently placed in rock gardens, above a wall, or in a hanging basket where it cascades joyfully.
Flower size
2 cm
Height at maturity
20 cm
Spread at maturity
60 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil, Moist soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to May, September to November
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Description

Campanula portenschlagiana Ambella Purple is a compact variety of Wall Bellflower with a ball shape. This perennial is adorned with blue mauve star-shaped flowers for long weeks. It is a creeping plant that forms beautiful colourful carpets 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 happily.

Campanula portenschlagiana belongs to the campanula family. It is a very hardy perennial plant, native to the Balkan mountains. In the wild it is found in rock crevices and high mountain scree. 'Ambella Purple' is a horticultural variety. It forms a cushion of 15 cm (6in) high, with a spread of 40 cm (16in). It spreads through stems that root on contact with the ground, allowing it to occupy an increasingly larger surface. Flowering begins in late spring and continues throughout the summer, more significantly in cool climates and soil that does not dry out too much. It is common for flowering to pause in summer when it is dry and hot and then resume in autumn. The bell-shaped star flowers measure 2 to 2.5 cm (1in) in diameter. The foliage is semi-evergreen to evergreen in winter, depending on the climate, and consists of small, hairy, long-stalked, heart-shaped leaves with toothed edges.

Campanula portenschlagiana 'Ambella Purple' does not like climates that are too hot and dry or have hot nights. It thrives in light, not too dry soil, but it hates stagnant moisture that causes root rot. It is easy to provide these conditions in a sunny or semi-shaded rockery. It quickly fills cracks in paving and covers old walls and low walls. Planted in a row, it creates adorable, neat small borders. It is suitable for wild gardens and pot planting, in a light and well-drained substrate. In hanging baskets, it cascades in small luminous curtains. You can combine it with a pink Diascia, a Diamond Frost annual Euphorbia with white flowers, or a yellow Coreopsis.

 

Flowering

Flower colour blue
Flowering time June to September
Inflorescence Panicle
Flower size 2 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Semi-evergreen
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 20 cm
Spread at maturity 60 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Campanula

Species

poscharskyana

Cultivar

Ambella Purple 'Planet'

Family

Campanulaceae

Other common names

Trailing Bellflower, Serbian Bellflower

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference181971

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Planting and care

Campanula portenschlagiana likes moist, light soils, but it dislikes stagnant humidity that causes the roots to rot. It needs well-drained soil, even limestone, but always slightly moist to thrive. Plant it in non-scorching sun or partial shade, sheltered from strong winds that dry it out. This alpine plant does not like climates that are too hot or nights where the temperature remains high. It develops well during the hot days of the temperate summer, with cool nights. Its development can be easily controlled by cutting the creeping stems. Clean the foliage at the end of flowering and in spring. In pots, regularly provide organic fertiliser to support flowering.

 

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Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to May, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Rockery
Type of use Edge of border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, well-drained

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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