Is Campanula an indoor or outdoor plant?
It’s up to you whether Campanula is a houseplant or a garden plant. Indoors or outdoors, either is possible (do beware of night frosts out on the patio though – the plant can’t cope with those). You decide where you want sassy flowers in white, pink, lilac, purple or indigo. Campanula is a perennial that blooms for 4-6 weeks, 3 times a year, for years on end.Campanula, or bellflower plants, are colourful perennials and add cheer to any garden border. Alpine natives, campanula thrive in cool nights and moderate day temperatures and bloom from June to July – although some can flower all the way into October.Campanulas prefer moist, well-drained soil, so plant your campanula in a pot with good drainage, filled with multi-purpose potting compost. Good light is essential. Most campanulas that are suitable for indoor growing tend to need at least 13 hours of sunlight a day all year round to develop flower buds.Flowers do not last forever, but fading flowers don’t mean the plant is dead. I’ve always considered campanula a summer flowering plant, so it may still be early for this. If you’re growing it in a pot, make sure you feed it with a suitable fertiliser as well as keep it watered.
How do you take care of campanula in the winter?
Winter: In colder months, a light layer of mulch will protect the roots from freezing temperatures and help the plant survive through the winter. This ensures that your Campanula portenschlagiana ‘Catharina’ will be ready to bloom again the following season. Most campanulas grow naturally on chalky grasslands and woodland edges, which is great news if you’re gardening on an alkaline soil. Campanulas require moist but well-drained soil – they tend to suffer in winter wet. Some thrive in sun while others tolerate shade. Deadhead spent blooms to prolong flowering.Campanula prefer moderate water, though some species are drought-tolerant. Keep soil evenly moist but not soggy. Don’t allow plants to dry out completely. Water more frequently during heat and dry spells.Growing Season: Once established, Campanula is fairly drought-tolerant. Water during dry spells, but allow the soil to dry out slightly between waterings to prevent overwatering. Dormant Season: Reduce watering during the dormant season.
How to keep Campanula flowering?
Cut off any dead flowers and when the flowering season is over cut back your plant. Every few years it’s a good idea to repot your plant. Don’t go too big on the size of the pot though – campanula actually like having squashed in roots, as it increases the chance of getting new flowers to bloom. After the first flush of flowering is over you should risk cutting your campanulas back hard to encourage the clump to expand and, more importantly, to induce a second flush of flowering later in the summer or early autumn. This may well not be as bold and spectacular as the first.Campanula is a perennial that blooms for 4-6 weeks, 3 times a year, for years on end.
Does Campanula need sun or shade?
Growing to heights ranging from 3″ to 30″, there is a Campanula for almost every garden situation, from the front of the rock garden to the back of the perennial border. Light/Watering: Most varieties will do well in full sun or light shade, the latter vital in the South for all but C. C. Campanula grow easily from softwood cuttings but it is easiest to lift and divide mature clumps in the spring to create more plants. C. Blue Clips’, the Carpathian bellflower, grows to around 12in often from a larger clump and has large deep-blue flowers in early summer.