Campanula

Very large pale violet flowers on 12cm stems, July to August, new introduction.

A larger plant for a rockery or sunny border with thick, short stems to about 20cm are covered with cream-white bells. Hardy.

Large, showy violet-blue flowers, trailing habit.

Good garden hybrid, very reliable with heart- shaped leaves and cup-shaped bells of mid-blue flowers on stems to 15cm.

Very floriferous low growing compact form covered with violet-blue flowers in summer.

Distinct form with huge blue flowers on 12cm stems

Few only. Copious amounts of blue star-shaped flowers, from compact mounds, easy garden plant.

Compact ivy-leaf golden foliage & numerous pale blue starry flowers in June/July. Scree or trough, raised by Mr. S. Dickson of Ponteland

Spreading perennial with erect, leafy stems about 30cm tall from a mat of basal leaves. The upward-facing, bell-shaped flowers are pale purple flushed with darker shades, produced in dense clusters up to 12cm across in summer. Hardy, neutral to alkaline soil.

Trailing habit with mid green-grey oval shaped leaves, loose clusters of large starry, light purple-blue flowers. Usually grown in an alpine house in the north or sunny raised wall in warmer areas. Native of Italy.

Trailing habit with mid green oval shaped leaves, loose clusters of large starry, large white flowers, best in a cold greenhouse or warm sunny site in warmer regions.

Very rarely offered hybrid of the above with pale lilac flowers, with a white eye, crinkle edges leaves. Best in a cold greenhouse or warm sunny site in warmer regions.

A vigorous, ground covering variety that will quickly make a carpet that is studded with lots of bright violet-blue star flowers from spring to mid summer. Easy to grow in most situations; this is the one that you see growing out of walls etc.