Campanula ‘Blue Waterfall’
Blooming Time
Exposure
In a world with dozens of bellflower selections, ‘Blue Waterfall’ stands apart for its vibrant green foliage, gushing habit, and extended bloom season. The name ‘Blue Waterfall’ paints a visual picture, and this plant lives up to it. It spills over the edges of beds, walls and pavers. And the quantity of its bright shimmering blue star-shaped summerborne flowers makes it look like a miniature blue waterfall. The flowers are borne endlessly throughout summer and make pleasing companions to the flowers of other ground covers and perennials.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Sprawling
Max Height:
10"
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
In a world with dozens of bellflower selections, 'Blue Waterfall' stands apart for its vibrant green foliage, gushing habit, and extended bloom season. The name 'Blue Waterfall' paints a visual picture, and this plant lives up to it. And the quantity of its bright shimmering blue star-shaped summerborne flowers makes it look like a miniature blue waterfall.
Landscape Value
The flowers are borne endlessly throughout summer and spill over the edges of beds, walls and pavers.
Care
Watering:
'Blue Waterfall' Bellflower requires a fair amount of supplemental watering and often requires watering on a regular basis during the growing season.
Fertilizing:
'Blue Waterfall' Bellflower is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Blue Waterfall' Bellflower is a deciduous plant (nonevergreen) and does not require pruning. It is perfectly acceptable to allow the dropped leaves to decompose and nourish the soil.