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great bellflower 'Alba' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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great bellflower 'Alba'

Campanula latiloba 'Alba'

Genus: Campanula
Family: Campanulaceae
Common Names: white great bellflower

About this plant

'Alba' is a perennial with bright green rosettes of oval leaves, and stiff stems set with narrowly lance-shaped leaves and terminating in a long spike of cup-shaped white flowers, 2-3 in each upper leaf axil

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoam

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingSouth FacingWest FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Best grown in fertile, neutral to alkaline soil that is moist but well-drained; in partial shade or sun. Needs staking in exposed sites.

Pruning

Cut back after flowering to prevent self-seeding and to encourage a second flush of flowers

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring or autumn or take basal cuttings in spring

Pests

May be damaged by slugs and snails

Diseases

May be infected by a rust, powdery mildews and a leaf spot

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

IndoorOutdoorSubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years