Campanula ‘Carpatica Blue’

Sow indoors for surest results, March-June, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse, or on a warm kitchen windowsill. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-35 days. Transplant, 5cm (2″) apart, to other trays when large enough to handle. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions, before planting out into well-drained soil, September-October, 23cm (9″) apart. Or, sow thinly, outdoors, May-June, in a seed bed, 0.5cm (¼) deep, into finely-prepared, well-drained soil, which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2”) apart, before planting out to flowering position in autumn. Flowers: June-September, the following year.

After flowering, trim back the plants lightly to help maintain their shape for the following year.

We had a really lovely patch of this growing at the bungalow, it was there when my parents were alive. It seemed to thrive on the shady side of the house (image above). I sowed some campanula in 2021 but it failed. Not sure why, but when I potted on it just gave up the ghost. Hopefully I’ll have more luck with it this year as I don’t have mum’s plants to divide and re-plant.