Description
The clustered bellflower is a perennial of the bellflower family (Campanulaceae). It is found in meadows and open woodland from Europe to the Middle East. It grows up to 70 cm tall. The stem is very hairy, and the leaves are broad, dark green, unevenly toothed at the edges and covered underneath with sharp greyish-violet hairs.
The clustered bellflower flowers from April to September. Its bell-shaped, deep violet flowers, set in the axils of the upper leaves, are gathered in dense, rounded heads.
Requirements
It prefers warm, sunny positions. As for soil, the best results are obtained on dry or moderately moist ground. The perennial will cope even with very poor soil, but cannot tolerate standing water.
Propagation
It is propagated from seed that has been through frost, sown from December to March. It can also be propagated by division in spring.