Plant Library

Other Names:  Adria Bellflower, Wall Bellflower

Group/Class:  Clockwise™ Series

Brand:  Syngenta Flowers

Description:

This showy selection is perfect for rock gardens, edging, or in containers; volumes of dark blue flowers on a dense, compact habit that will bloom for weeks; a vigorous, uniform grower that is great as a small bedding or edging plant

Ornamental Features

Clockwise™ Compact Deep Blue Dalmatian Bellflower is smothered in stunning blue bell-shaped flowers with violet overtones at the ends of the stems from early to late summer, which emerge from distinctive deep purple flower buds. Its small crinkled lobed leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Clockwise™ Compact Deep Blue Dalmatian Bellflower is an herbaceous perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Spreading

Clockwise™ Compact Deep Blue Dalmatian Bellflower is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Rock/Alpine Gardens
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Groundcover
• Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Clockwise™ Compact Deep Blue Dalmatian Bellflower will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 8 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Clockwise™ Compact Deep Blue Dalmatian Bellflower is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its spreading habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.