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small-leaved bluebell-flower

Cyananthus microphyllus

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Cyananthus
Family: Campanulaceae

About this plant

A prostrate herbaceous perennial forming a mat of wiry stems with tiny ovate leaves and solitary, terminal, violet-blue, funnel-shaped flowers 2.5cm wide opening in late summer

Growing Information

Height

Up To 10 Cm

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingSouth FacingWest Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Prefers poor to moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist, but well-drained soil in partial shade.

Pruning

Cut back old flowering stems as they fade

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in containers in an open cold frame as soon as ripe, or from softwood cuttings in late spring or summer

Pests

Susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and aphids when grown under glass

Diseases

General trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverHedging ScreensPatio ContainerWall Side Borders

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatoryGreenhouse

Season of Interest

Summer

Size & Characteristics

Height

Up To 10 Cm

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Trailing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years