Scientific Name:
Campanula poscharskyana
Pronunciation:
kam-PAN-you-luh poe-shar-skee-AY-nuh
Common Name:
Serbian campanula, Serbian bellflower
Family Name:
Campanulaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves ovate, most blades 4-6cm long x 3-5 cm wide, bases cordate, margins with shallow but constant, sharp serrations, green to purplish, petioles 8-12cm long; inflorescence panicle of pale purple 5-lobed florets about 4cm wide, compound style spirals at tip of the prominent ovary.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Ground cover, Perennial border, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Ciliate, Dentate, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Thyrse, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Violet, Purple
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, images of fruit N/A
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (MCF) Main Courtyard Fountain
- (OSS) Overpass planting South Side
- (PDW) PonD West