Campanula garganica

Adriatic bellflower is a wonderful mat forming, low growing evergreen perennial with typical blue star-shaped flowers. It grows quite easily in lean, well-drained soil making it a useful ground cover in a tough spot. It does, however, prefer lime-y soil with decent fertility and will seed around freely in those conditions. Native to Italy and Greece.

Distinctions: Winner of an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society.

Zones: 3 to 8

Family: Campanulaceae

Type: Herbaceous Perennial

Height: 4 to 6 in.

Spread: 6 to 24 in.

Exposure: Full Sun

Soil: Dry, Well-drained

Bloom Time: June to August

Native Range: Southern Europe

Image Credits:

Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons