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CAMPANULA rotundifolia
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Origin: | Northern temperate regions all over the world. |
| Special Features: | Easy to grow from seed and absolutely winter hardy. |
| Historical: | Everyone wants to claim something so graceful as their own. The Scots refer to this as Bluebells of Scotland and in the USA this is known as the American Harebell. |
| Basic Colour: | (blue) |
| Flower Colour: | light blue |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - October |
| Flower: | single |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z2 - Z7
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| Foliage: | round lower leaves, upper leaves are lanceolate |
| Growth Habit: | stoloniferous / cushion-forming / erect / vigorous |
| Height with Flowers: | 30 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 25 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / for the rock garden / for green roofs / flowering pot plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.009 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.06897 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
14500 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
0.5 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 8 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 128 / 288 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing to Germination: | 2 - 4 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 3 - 4 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 8 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
