Plant Finder Features How It Works Pricing Testimonials Blog

The UK's leading eCommerce platform for horticulture businesses.

Product

Features
How It Works
Pricing

Company

About
Blog
Contact

Legal

Twitter LinkedIn

nettle-leaved bellflower | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

Home/Plants/Perennials

Plants > Perennials

nettle-leaved bellflower

Campanula trachelium

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Campanula
Family: Campanulaceae
Common Names: blue devil bellflower, blue devils, blue foxglove, Coventry bellflower, cover-keys, gloves of Mary, great throat root, great throatwort, throatwort

About this plant

C. trachelium is a robust perennial with nettle-like, deeply toothed leaves and erect, leafy stems bearing a raceme of bell-shaped lavender-blue flowers 3cm long in summer

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

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

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

East FacingSouth FacingWest FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Any fertile, well-drained soil in sun or part shade. The flower colour is best in shade

Pruning

Cut back after flowering to prevent seeding and to encourage a second flush of flower

Propagation

Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Divide in spring or autumn. Take stem-tip cuttings from new growth after flowering

Pests

Vulnerable to slugs and snails

Diseases

Powdery mildew and rust may be problematic

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverWildflower Meadow

Planting Places

OutdoorSubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years