{"id":15571,"date":"2023-08-10T06:41:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T06:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mustila.fi\/kasvit\/campanula_latifolia_bellflower\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T15:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T15:21:36","slug":"campanulalatifolia","status":"publish","type":"kasvit","link":"https:\/\/mustila.fi\/en\/plants\/campanulalatifolia\/","title":{"rendered":"Campanula latifolia – bellflower"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Campanula<\/p>\n

Bellflower, the biggest of the Campanula strains, is well suited to the Arboretum. It does not grow as tall as in a fertilised perennial bed and therefore remains more upright. It flowers in July, and longer in the semi-shade of the forest garden. It grows abundantly at Mustila at the western end of the Southern Slope.<\/p>\n

In perennial soil the bellflower grows to over a metre. After a heavy summer shower, the stems may be so heavy that they fall over unless supported. The flowers are usually blue, bordering on purple, and sometimes white.<\/p>\n

In time, bellflower grows into a fine, sturdy group as nutrients accumulate in the thick white roots. Bellflower is also self-seeding, but does not spread like a weed, even though the pod has lots of little seeds.<\/p>\n