| Description | A medium size perennial with clusters of violet flowers in tight clusters at the ends of branches. |
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| Pronunciation | (kam-PAN-u-la)(GLOM-er-ah-ta) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full, part sun |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | funnel shaped, found in tight clusters (racemes), The plants I have seen are light purple but people describe the color as dark purple, violet, violet purple etc.? |
| Leaves | ovate to lance-shaped, toothed, somewhat hairy, larger basal leaves, shorter stem leaves |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 1-2 feet high, spreads by rhizomes |
| Maintenance | may need staking, may reseed |
| Propagation | seeds, stem cuttings, division |
| Native Site | Europe |
| Misc Facts | Campanula [genus name] is derived from Latin campana (bell) with reference to the shape of the flowers and glomerata means clustered in a nearly rounded head. |
| Author's Notes | Considered to be one of the more aggressive C. glomerata cultivars but has very pretty flowers. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Clausen and Ekastro), #123-Dwarf Campanula (Graham Nicholls), #145-Plant Lives (Sue Eland) web site, #209-Campanulas A Gardeners Guide (Peter Lewis and Margaret Lynch) |
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