Representatives of the bellflower family have been grown in gardens for many centuries, because even wild species of these plants are elegant and attractive.
Bells are not only ornamental, but also medicinal plants, many of which are used in folk medicine. And such types of bells as nettle-leaved, broad-leaved, peach-leaved, medium, milky-flowered. can also be used in the kitchen - leaves and stems are added to salads, and roots are stewed with vegetables.
The most extensive genus is actually bluebells (Campanula), includes more than 300 species. And among them you can find plants for every taste and suitable for any conditions.
For those who want to admire bells not only in summer, there are winter-green species - natives of the Mediterranean and the Caucasus ( middle bell, gargan bell, Portenschlag bell, Radde bell) - they can be used as an indoor crop, as well as for forcing and cutting (medium grade).
Most species grown in the garden bloom in June-July, the duration of their flowering is from 2 weeks to 1.5 months. Among the early flowering ones we can name three-pronged bell, Campanula Oshe, in the second half of summer the flowers of the Campanula equifolia bloom, pyramidal bell, and species such as Carpathian bellflower and bellflower, bloom all summer.
The life span of bells varies greatly - there are also annual species ( annual, dichotomous), and species living for 6-8 years ( K. broadleaf, K. Carpathian). Has the greatest longevity Campanula lactiflora, individual specimens of which can live more than 20 years.
Bells are also very diverse in relation to soil conditions. Very unpretentious and can grow in a variety of conditions k. crowded, k. round-leaved– they can be found in nature in the forest, in the meadows, and in the steppes. Mountain species are very capricious - they require good drainage and often need the addition of lime ( K. Komarova, K. spoonleaf, K. annual). For the vast majority of species, neutral and slightly alkaline soils are suitable. For the most part, bells are undemanding when it comes to watering, and if the year is not dry, then natural precipitation is enough for them. Areas flooded with rain and spring waters are not suitable for bluebells.
Most species are light-loving; they need to choose a sunny place. But forest species with wide dark green leaves can tolerate even dense shade - these are bells nettle-leaved, broad-leaved, dotted.
Depending on the structure of the root system, bells can grow compactly, or they can spread out, and quite strongly. They grow especially aggressively K. dotted, K. rapunzel-shaped, Takeshima bell. The nettle-leaved bellflower also requires attention - it produces abundant self-seeding that can clog the entire area.
From HIGH Bluebells are often grown broad-leaved and nettle-leaved. Their flower stalks rise above 1 m. They can grow well in the shade; the flowers are white and blue in color. Like all tall bells, after flowering these species significantly lose their decorative properties, so faded stems must be removed in a timely manner, including so as not to litter the area with self-sowing. These plants are good to plant in the background of the flower garden, where after flowering they will not be very noticeable. Another species has recently begun to actively spread throughout gardens - this is the milkweed bellflower. During flowering, it resembles a flower pyramid, reaching a height of 1.5-2 m. There are varieties of different colors, but according to experience, plants grown from seeds overwinter better; it is better to always have them in the garden for backup.
AMONG MEDIUM HEIGHT Popular are K. dotochny and K. Takeshima. They have dull pink flowers with abundant purple mottling, especially inside the drooping narrow corolla. They must be planted with caution, as these species actively spread. They bloom very profusely and for a long time. There are interesting hybrids obtained with the participation of these species.
STRUGGLE BELLS look very attractive, but not all are easy to grow. The most common of them is the Carpathian bell. In nature, this species is considered endangered, but in gardens it is very common. Despite the small size of the plant, its flowers are large, up to 5 cm in diameter, and the flower size remains the same even in miniature forms; the color can range from white to dark purple. To prolong the flowering of this bell, it is imperative to remove the faded flower stalks.
Nowadays people are often keen on growing flowers in hanging baskets and flower pots, and bellflower is suitable for such purposes (it has white and blue varieties that can be planted together), gargan (forming long flowering “beards”). Many bluebells are grown for cutting - they stand well in bouquets.
Biennial types of bells can be used for winter forcing. In the fall, they are transplanted into pots along with a lump of earth and kept in a cool room at temperatures up to 10°. keeping the soil only slightly moist. A month and a half before the planned flowering date, they begin to water and feed with a weak solution of complex fertilizers for flowering indoor plants.
The most difficult to grow are bells, which naturally grow in rocky mountain areas. For their prosperous life it is necessary to create special conditions, a rocky slide is required. Plants of alpine meadows and forest species are much less capricious.
All bells, with the exception of varietal ones, reproduce well by seeds. For annual species, this is the only method of reproduction. True, due to the fact that annual bells are mainly of southern origin, they are rarely grown in our country. Biennial species are also propagated by seeds or by dividing rosettes in the spring. For perennial species with a taproot system, seed propagation is also the most common method.
Bell seeds are quite small, so it is better not to sow them directly into the ground, but to use boxes or bowls for sowing.
You can sow before winter or spring in the garden, or you can grow seedlings indoors.
Seeds are sown superficially, only lightly sprinkled with soil. After sowing, it is better not to water them, but to sprinkle them generously; this will prevent the seeds from going too deep. Containers with sown seeds need to be covered. The easiest way is to place them in a transparent plastic bag. If there is no special lighting, it makes no sense to sow before March.
Shoots appear in 10-15 days, and they must immediately be moved to a lighted place and opened. The seedlings must be sprayed so that they do not dry out. But you should not overdo it with moisture - young plants, especially if they are densely sown, can get sick. Therefore, seedlings are always thinned out to avoid thickening.
At this stage, it is better to immediately plant species with a tap root in separate containers so as not to injure them during transplantation. Such bells are planted in the garden immediately in a permanent place - they do not like transplanting, and often cannot tolerate it.
Grown seedlings are planted in the ground in June. Bells grown through seedlings manage to develop well enough during the season to overwinter and bloom the next year. Plants grown directly in the ground develop somewhat more slowly.
Now there are many varieties that can only be propagated vegetatively - by dividing the bush or cuttings.
Cuttings are cut in early spring, when the plant is just beginning to grow. The cuttings can be treated with a stimulant and planted immediately, covered with cut plastic bottles. Plantings are placed in the shade so that the cuttings do not burn in the sun.
You can take cuttings of the Carpathian bell for quite a long time. In the peach bell, after removing the capsules with the resulting seeds, small plants can form on the stem, which can be treated as cuttings. They can even be left to overwinter under bottles, which are removed only in the spring.
Bells can be planted and replanted in spring and autumn. Species that have a compact, shallow root system can be replanted with a clod of soil throughout the season, even during flowering.
In early spring, bells can be fed with nitrogen fertilizer, and humus and ash can be added under the bushes. Before budding, plants can be fed with complete mineral fertilizer.
By removing faded flowers and peduncles, you can prolong the flowering of bluebells. If seeds are needed, then some of the boxes are left, but you need to watch them so that the seeds do not have time to spill out onto the ground. At the end of September, all the stems of the bells are cut off at the root. The vast majority of these plants do not require shelter for the winter.
Adult plants are rarely affected by diseases and pests, but recently many snails have appeared in gardens, which can cause significant damage, especially to low-growing species with abundant foliage.
What types of bells are the most popular? The middle bell holds the palm. Despite the fact that it is a biennial, it is actively grown and numerous varieties are bred. This bell has forms with flowers of real pink, as well as white, different shades of blue and lilac, there are flowers of varying degrees of doubleness. Its flowers reach a diameter of 7 cm, flowering profusely, from June to August. Can be used as a potted and forcing crop.
In addition to the bells themselves, other representatives of this species are grown in gardens. 
families – bells, codonopsis, and have become especially popular recently broadbells (Platycodon). The stems of this plant are up to 0.5 m high; large, wide-open flowers up to 8 cm in diameter bloom at their tops. The buds are very original - they resemble round lanterns. The flowers of the species plant are blue and white, but in cultivation there are forms of other colors, for example pink, and there are light forms with contrasting bright veins.
The broadbell is easy to grow from seeds; in adulthood it does not like transplanting. It grows quite late in the spring, and small bulbs of early spring flowering can be planted under it. It blooms for a long time, starting from mid-June, and is especially valuable because many other bells have already faded by this time. Grows well in the sun, but also tolerates partial shade.
Bells are such simple, cute and familiar flowers from childhood. With what joy we collected unimaginably beautiful bouquets of sky-blue bells in the meadow or at the edge of the forest! And now they are an integral decoration of garden beds, especially gardens in a natural style or in a rustic front garden.
Bells are not capricious plants. They are completely undemanding to soil, but will grow better on well-cultivated, drained, nutritious and non-acidic soils. The only thing they cannot tolerate is stagnant water. In such conditions they may die during wintering.
In the spring, before the bells begin to grow, they need to be fed with nitrogen fertilizers.
In October, all the stems of the plant are cut off at the root.
Bells are propagated both by seeds and vegetatively - by cuttings of rhizomes and root suckers, by dividing bushes during transplantation, and by green cuttings.
Small seeds are sown together with sand in the ground in May. Seeds germinate on the 10-12th day.
Sowing of seedlings is carried out in March. Sow shallowly in small bowls, sprinkling a thin layer of sand on top. Shoots appear quickly. When they grow up, they pick. Young seedlings are planted in the ground in early June.
Bells are transplanted in spring and autumn, usually at the 3-5th year of the bush's life. It is necessary to divide the bush so that each division has a good root system and several new buds.
Due to the variety of flower colors and bush shapes, abundant and long flowering, bells are often used in the design of mixborders, rockeries, as a potted crop and for cutting.
Tall bells look very good next to phlox, echinacea and rudbeckia. A large monogroup of bells will be good separately against the background of the lawn.
Low-growing species are incomparable in any rocky garden - in a rock garden, on a hill or as border plants along paths or along the edges of flower beds.
The genus includes about 300 species. These are mainly perennial plants, but there are also biennials; annual plants are very rare.
In almost all species, the flowers are bell-shaped; very rarely they are wide open. The color of the petals ranges from white and blue to blue, lilac and purple. There are pink flowers. There are varieties with double and semi-double flowers.
Types of bell flowers - photos Tall
Medium height
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Biennials
Large branches are painted in dark blue, white, purple, blue, pink. It has many garden forms: large-flowered, double-flowered, crowned, variegated.
A blooming garden is not only my passion, but also, in a sense, my life’s work. I sincerely rejoice at every flower in my garden, but, as often happens, I also have my favorites. I want to tell you about one of them - this is the middle bell.
What is he like?
Of the wide variety of garden bells, this particular species has forever won my heart. This is an incredibly beautiful plant! During flowering, all eyes are focused on it. From a distance it is even difficult to determine that these are bells. Its flowers are simple, in the form of a glass, and double, which resemble a cup and saucer. By the way, one of the varieties received exactly this name. And its double flowers are very reminiscent of eustoma - the Irish rose.
Bellflower is a herbaceous biennial plant (blooming in the second year after sowing). I grow it in seedlings. Most often, the seeds are sold under the general name “Bellbell medium” or “Bellbell medium mixture”. The bag may contain flower seeds of different colors: white, blue, pink, which in itself is very good; you don’t need to buy several envelopes of seeds with different colors.
The bell seeds are quite small; I sow them on moist soil and sprinkle them with a thin layer of fine wet sand. I cover the bowl with glass and place it in a warm, bright place, as a rule, I do this at the beginning of March 8th. The seeds sprout vigorously in about 10 days. I don’t remove the glass right away, at first two or three times a day to ventilate the seedlings. Then, when they get stronger, I remove the glass completely.
I pick up the plants not one at a time, but in small bunches; they tolerate this procedure well and, after “sitting” for a while without moving, they slowly begin to grow.
On a note
Bells love moisture; the earthen ball should not be allowed to dry out, but at the same time they cannot tolerate waterlogging and can easily die from overwatering. So in this matter it is very important to maintain the golden mean.
Bluebells should be planted in a permanent place in the garden after the threat of return frosts has passed. In our zone it is the end of May. You need to choose a place for the bells that is bright and sunny, but such that in the midday heat the flowers are in light partial shade, and not in the scorching open sun. You can, of course, plant plants in the shade, but the flowering will not be as abundant and the flowers themselves will be much smaller than those of those specimens that grow in the light.
Over the summer, bell seedlings take root in a new place and grow a significant root rosette of long leaves.
Bells need to be fed 2-3 times per season. 2 weeks after planting in a permanent place, you need to give them nitrogen fertilizers (dilute according to the instructions). In the first half of July, I feed the plants with complex fertilizer AFK 16-16-16 (according to the instructions) and for the third time (in early August) I give phosphorus and potassium; you can use ash as a potassium fertilizer.
In winter, the bells leave with a well-developed rosette of leaves. Immediately after the onset of persistent cold weather, I make the following shelter for them: I put a plastic box with holes (for fruit) on top of the socket, cover it with fallen leaves and throw on thin spunbond. Under such shelter, the bells overwinter perfectly: they do not freeze out and do not rot out, since air access is provided. In the spring, immediately after the snow melts, I remove the leaves and the box, feed it with complex fertilizer, install the arms and stretch spunbond over them. The plant grows quite quickly.
In May, strong peduncles (about 1 m in height) rise above the rosette of leaves, dotted along the entire height with embryos of future flowers. Bells bloom in the first half of June, and the spectacle is, frankly, mesmerizing. Faded bells must be removed - and then new ones grow from the axils of the leaves, they are a little smaller than the first, but just as beautiful and bright.
If you leave a couple of stems and do not cut off the faded flowers, the bluebells will multiply by self-sowing. They can grow in one place for up to five years. It must be said that the path from sowing seeds to flowering is long, but it is worth going through. If you sow a few seeds every year, you will get annual flowering. Additionally, a certain number of flowering plants will self-sow.
Try to grow this beautiful flower at least once, and I am sure that it will belong in your garden for many years and will delight everyone around you with its incredible beauty! For those who don’t mind cutting flowers, I want to say that in bouquets, the middle bell is no less charming and beautiful.
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Many people believe that the bell is a wild plant, however, this is not entirely true. There are certain varieties that are used in floriculture for landscaping flower beds and lawns; it is also grown in flower pots. Most often, gardeners grow medium bell or Campanula medium L. Its history began in the 16th century in the south of Western Europe and Asia.
It is a biennial plant and is often grown as a perennial due to its natural renewal. Reaches a height of one meter, the stem is straight, hard. The flowers have the shape of inverted glasses or bells with edges curved outward. They can be smooth or terry, reaching a length of 7 cm. The bell has a variety of colors: shades of white, blue, light blue, purple and pink.
Flowering occurs from early summer to September. When growing seedlings, the bell will begin to bloom in the same year; if sown directly into the ground, you will have to wait until next year: in the first year a developed root and leaf rosette will form, in the second a flowering shoot will grow. Cut flowers can last up to 7–10 days.
Seeds appear in August - September. They are quite small and light: there are up to 4.5 thousand seeds per 1 gram. Many gardeners practice self-seeding: falling seeds take root in the soil and give rise to the next generation. Thus, there is no need to update the flowerbed every year.
There are several types of varieties of medium bluebell that are successfully grown in Russia:
The most popular varieties include “Droplet”, “Cup and Saucer”, “Vanilla Clouds”, “Pink Gramophone”, “Crimson Ring” and others.
To properly care for your bell, you must follow a few simple rules:
The easiest way to plant bluebells is to plant them directly in open ground, but then the flowers will appear only next year. Most gardeners prefer to grow seedlings, which are then transferred to flower beds.
If you plant the seeds at the beginning of May, you will have to replant them in open ground only at the end of August.
One of the ways to propagate bells is cuttings. Cuttings are cut in the second spring. A cutting with cut leaves is transplanted into moist soil so that two internodes remain on the surface. Then it is also covered with film to create a greenhouse effect.
Different types of bells
Below are brief descriptions of some types of bellflower that can be found in summer cottages.
The bell is a capricious plant that can become a real decoration for a plot or bouquet. It looks good in the same flower bed with perennial plants or alone.
Campanula (from the Latin Campanula) is a herbaceous plant of the Campanula family. There are more than 300 types of bells. The plant prefers a temperate climate and is found in Europe, Western and Central Asia, the Caucasus, Siberia and North America. Bells grow in steppes, meadows, forests, desert areas and rocks. Many species are found in alpine and subalpine mountain zones. People call the flower differently: bells, chebotki, chenille.
Most species are perennial, but biennial and annual plants are occasionally found. The bell can be low, high or medium.
The stems of the bell are thin, covered with alternate green oblong leaves with smooth or jagged edges. The flower shape is bell-shaped, white, blue and various shades of purple flowers are collected in racemes or paniculate inflorescences. Flowers can also be single. After flowering, seed boxes with 4-6 slits appear.
The planting depth should not exceed 2 cm, since the seeds are small and it will be difficult for them to break through to the surface. You need to sow less often so that the seedlings do not clog each other; it is good if you get a 2-3 cm gap between the seeds. After the sprouts appear, they must be thinned out, leaving 4-5 cm of distance. When the plants grow, they are planted at a distance of 20-30 cm, depending on the variety.
To get flowering in the first year of life, it is better to grow seedlings. The seeds are very small; they need to be spread on the surface of light, loose, permeable soil. Before sowing, the soil must be moistened. You can use the following soil mixture: humus, turf soil, and coarse sand in a ratio of 3:6:1. Crops need to be covered with film and the temperature maintained at 18-20 ºC. Shoots will appear in a couple of weeks.
After germination, the container should be moved to a bright place, but protected from direct sunlight. The film is removed and cared for in this way: water when the top layer of soil dries out, loosen the soil around the seedlings. After a month and with the appearance of true 2-4 leaves, drop the seedlings into a large container, maintaining a distance of 10 cm between plants, or into separate cups.
A couple of weeks after diving, apply a low-concentration liquid fertilizer complex.
At the end of May and beginning of July, bluebells can be planted in open ground. Most of the cultivated species are light-loving; a few shade lovers can be recognized by the dark green color of the leaves. The bell does not like drafts. Choose a place away from trees and bushes so that there is no lack of moisture and nutrients.
Plant low-growing species at a distance of 10-15 cm between plants, medium height – 20-30 cm, tall – 40-50 cm. After planting, the soil around the flower should be trampled down and watered well.
The bell is easy to care for.
Annual bells are grown by seed, biennials are grown by seeds and cuttings. The perennial can be propagated by cuttings and dividing the rhizome; during seed propagation, varietal characteristics may be lost. In addition, terry species do not set seeds; they can only be propagated vegetatively.
Blooming bells look beautiful, but the main advantage is ease of care and resistance to pests and diseases. When grown for many years, the soil accumulates harmful microorganisms that cause diseases. To prevent this from happening, in spring and autumn it is recommended to treat the soil with a 0.2% solution of Fundazol.
Wet weather can trigger the appearance of slobbering pennies, which can be easily defeated with garlic infusion. Slugs may appear on low-growing bells - spray the foliage with a decoction of hot pepper, and sprinkle superphosphate granules on the soil.
To collect seeds, do not wait until the seed pods are opened. As soon as the testes turn brown, cut off the inflorescences with seeds and leave to ripen in a dry, ventilated place.
Perennial plants need to be prepared for wintering. In late September-early October, cut the stems to the root. Many varieties can overwinter without shelter, but southern, heat-loving species need to be covered with natural materials: foliage, pine needles, branches. Tall species need to be covered with humus or dry peat to a height of 15-20 cm.
A low-growing plant (up to 10 cm in height) with bright blue flowers. Homeland - Caucasus, Balkans, Mediterranean, Asia Minor. Looks good in borders and rock gardens.
A native of the Western Caucasus. The plant is 15-20 cm high, the leaves are ovoid, wide, the flowers are colored light purple.
Found in the Pamirs and Himalayas. Low growing - only up to 8 cm in height. The flowers are small - up to 1.5 cm in length, purple in color, but there are many of them and the flowering period is long.
Campanula longistyla ‘Isabella’ photo
Grows on gravelly soil, in rock cracks in the Caucasus. It branches strongly, reaches a height of up to half a meter. The inflorescence is paniculate, consisting of fifty purple flowers, the diameter of the flower is up to 4 cm, it has a swollen base, and the edges of the calyx are covered with sharp, deflected teeth.
It lives in the Mediterranean mountains, Holland and Great Britain. It got its name thanks to the legend about the broken mirror of the goddess Venus, the fragments of which turned into exquisite flowers. The height of the plant is 15-30 cm. The flowers are saucer-shaped, up to 2 cm in diameter, collected in paniculate inflorescences, the flowers are blue with a purple tint, the center of the flower is white. There are varieties with pure white flowers. They bloom all summer.
The white varieties are very beautiful with many flowers in racemose inflorescences hanging on curly stems.
I preferred the subalpine zone of the Mediterranean. Reaches a height of up to 30 cm. The flowers are drooping, goblet-bell-shaped, up to 3 cm long, pale blue in color. Blooms during the first two summer months.
Its homeland is the Balkans and the Adriatic. The bell is highly branched, reaching a height of 30 cm to half a meter. There are many flowers, they are large, drooping, white or cream-colored, and open in June-July.
The inflorescences are funnel-shaped, the funnel-shaped bell has a light yellow color of the flowers, and the thyrso-shaped one has bright purple flowers.
Places of distribution in nature are the Balkans, Europe, Asia Minor. The flowers are tubular, collected in whorls of 6-7 pieces, the corolla is colored pale purple. They bloom from early summer to August.
Distributed in Asia and Southwestern Europe. Biennial, but sometimes grown as an annual plant. The stem is erect, from half a meter to a meter high. The shape of the corolla is goblet-bell-shaped, up to 7 cm long, the flowers are simple and double, white, blue or pink, collected in pyramidal inflorescences.
Lives in Siberia and Europe. Reaches a height of 70-100 cm, the stems and leaves are densely pubescent, the flowers are small, sessile, collected in capitate inflorescences from above and whorled inflorescences from below.
Other biennial bells are also known: Siberian, Moesian. Pyramidal, spreading, radiating, spatulate, Formaneca, Sartori and Orphanedia.
Widespread in the Carpathian Mountains and Central Europe. Reaches a height of up to 30 cm. Ovate leaves on long petioles are collected in basal rosettes, and the stems are covered with ovate leaves on short petioles. The flowers are funnel-shaped, bell-shaped, up to 5 cm in diameter, solitary, colored blue, purple or white. They bloom in June and bloom until almost mid-August.
The most famous garden forms of the Carpathian bellflower are:
Campanula garganica variety Dickson's gold care photo
Low (up to 15 cm) perennial, fragile, creeping, erect stems, rounded leaves with teeth, star-shaped flowers, about 4 cm in diameter, blue.
The best varieties of this species:
Distributed in the Alps and Carpathians. Grows up to 15 cm in height, the stems creep. The flowers are drooping, up to 1 cm in diameter, blue, blue or white, collected in small inflorescences.
Popular varieties:
Its homeland is the Far East. The flowers are solitary, about 3 cm in diameter, violet-blue, sometimes white, with a shaggy corolla along the edge.
There are many other low-growing species: soddy, daisy-leaved, hairy, single-flowered, border, warlike, ciliated, dusky, dark, three-toothed, Ortana, Oshe, Rainer, Radde, Uemura.
Endemic to the Caucasus. About 45 cm high, branching stems. There are many flowers, they are large, of a bright light purple hue, about 3 cm long, and have sharp, turned-away lobes.
Campanula punctata ‘Rubriflora’ photo
From the Far East and Siberia. Reaches a height of up to half a meter. The stems are thin. The leaves are numerous, collected in a basal rosette on petioles of a reddish hue, the leaf shape is ovoid, lanceolate or acute. The flowers are large, goblet-bell-shaped, mounted on a long stalk, the corolla is off-white, covered with purple specks. Sets, leaves and flowers are pubescent.
Also widespread in Korea, on the Iranian Plateau. This perennial bell grows up to 60 cm in height. The leaves are collected in basal rosettes. There are many stems, they are creeping, creeping, erect. The flowers are double and simple, painted white, blue, and pink. Flowers bloom in early summer.
The best varieties are also:
Hybrid of dotted bell. Large flowers (up to 7 cm in length) are painted bright purple. The bush reaches a height of 60 cm and a diameter of up to 45 cm.
Other medium-sized bells: polymorphic, rhomboidal, Tatra, Moravian, Spanish, flax-leaved, remarkable, perforated, round-leaved, Marchesetti, Karnika, Turchaninova, Grossec, garlic-leaved, Sarmatian, pale ocher, hybrids Pink Octupus and Kent Belle.
Distributed in Siberia, Southern and Central Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, and the European parts of Ukraine and Russia. Prefers broad-leaved, dark-coniferous, mixed forests and river banks. The stem is straight, bare, up to 1 meter in height. The leaves are double-serrate, 12 cm long and 6 cm wide. The flowers are large, axillary, collected in a narrow, sparsely flowered spike-shaped raceme. The flowers are funnel-shaped, up to 6 cm long, colored blue, white, light blue, the flower blades are slightly bent. They bloom all summer.
Distributed in Western Siberia, Western Europe, the European part of Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus. Height from 50 cm to 1 meter. The stem is erect, covered with leaves. The leaves are similar to peach foliage: smooth, serrated at the edges. The flowers are large, broadly bell-shaped, up to 5 cm in length, collected in several pieces in a paniculate inflorescence, and have a blue or lilac-blue color. There are terry and crown forms. Blooms from mid-June to mid-July.
Popular varieties:
They are native to Asia Minor and the Caucasus. Height 50-150 cm. Tap root, allowing growth in heavy loamy soils. The flowers have a milky white hue, up to 4 cm in diameter, and are collected in racemose inflorescences. They will open in June and will delight you until the end of summer.
The main varieties are:
Other tall species: Bolognese, rapunzel, crowded, noble-large-flowered and nettle-leaved.
The dotted bell is a rare species. East Asian species. Found in Korea, Japan, Northeast China. Within Russia - in Dauria, in the Far East. Found in valley, larch, birch, oak, sparse mixed forests and along river banks.
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How many poetic lines, songs, and paintings are dedicated to this marvelous flower! And he still modestly bows his tender head before admiring glances. Moreover, a huge number of shades, shapes, sizes and even types of this flower are known. One of the most interesting is the dotted bell.
This plant, belonging to the bellflower family, is very common in countries with temperate climates. It blooms all summer and even early autumn. Bluebell dotted gets its name from the crimson speckles on the white petal visible from inside the flower. The peculiarity of the flower’s shape is that it resembles a blown barrel and tapers to petal blades.
The flower consists of 5 connected petals, forming a bell-like corolla. The bell also has 10 green cloves at the flower stem. 5 of them are raised up, and the rest are lowered down.
Hanging flowers reach 4 centimeters and are collected in lush inflorescences. The lower leaves are on cuttings. The upper ones do not have this part, so they are classified as sessile. They have very hard fluff, which is very noticeable when you touch it.
Varieties of this bell are bred in different colors:
The popularity of the dotted bell is increasing due to its diversity and unpretentiousness.
Terry as a characteristic feature of this bell is not very persistently preserved. Its availability may vary due to climate, weather and growing conditions. And the age of the plant and very hot weather contribute to the preservation of terry. Young plants are least likely to produce double flowers.
Of course, some of the varieties of this bell are capricious. But among them there are sure to be many persistent plants that can decorate any garden, no matter where it is.
Growing bellflower is not the most carefree activity. After all, this flower needs scrupulous care.
It all starts with sowing flowers. Its seeds are not just small, but similar to dust. For their germination and subsequent development, they need a lot of light. Therefore, the place for sowing or installing a box with seedlings must be selected in advance, taking this requirement into account.
To get early production, you need to sow the seeds in special boxes. You need to pour light soil into them, sprinkle it with a layer of sand, on top of which scatter the seeds. They do not need to be immersed in the ground, but only sprayed with water and covered with polyethylene.
When the shoots appear, the film can be removed and the box covered again at night. This will help harden the seedlings. When watering, you need to be very careful, because under a strong stream of water, fragile sprouts can break and the roots can be washed away.
At the same time, you need to make sure that the soil does not dry out, otherwise the seedlings will die. When 3 true leaves appear, it is advisable to pick up the seedlings. Plants taken out of the ground are planted in other containers, and the remaining ones are slightly buried in the ground.
If you neglect this stage, the punctate bell will develop much worse. Starting in June, seedlings can be transplanted into a flower bed. At the end of summer, the bluebells will bloom in full bloom.
Growing through seeds is a very painstaking process. But it allows you to sow rare varieties and even develop your own.
Very often this type of bell is sold in pots or as seedlings. You can also divide the bush yourself - in early spring or autumn, after flowering has ended. In this case, you need to dig up the bush with a shovel and separate part of it with your hands.
When planting a flower, it is important to follow a number of simple requirements. Since its shoots grow very rapidly underground, it is necessary to limit their movement. Otherwise, it will quickly cover the entire flowerbed. For this purpose, plastic or metal tapes are suitable, which are used to ring the slopes of the dug hole. Then the bell will spread more slowly.
The dotted bell develops freely in well-lit areas. And the shadow leads to a deterioration in its growth and even to extinction.
The flower likes light hygroscopic soil. But during active growth, watering should be limited so that the plant does not stretch and break under its own weight. At the end of flowering, the plant enters a dormant phase, shedding its leaves. To ensure that the flowerbed continues to look beautiful, you should make sure in advance that other plants, such as ground cover, grow under the bell.
The fact is that this bell will get along well even with aggressive replantings such as intensively developing sedums. To achieve a greater aesthetic effect, you can choose thickeners that will not bloom at the same time as the bell, but will do so before or after it. Faded bells are removed.
There are no too strict rules in growing bellflower. And if you follow the simple minimum of these requirements, then your flowerbed or hill will be transformed into a lush cloud during its flowering.
