Bluebell Bellflower;
Harebell; Scotch Bluebell
Family: Campanulaceae
(Bellflower Family)
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Height: 12-18 inches
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Spread: 6-12 inches
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Bloom Time: early summer;
late summer to early fall
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Bloom: nodding lavender-blue five-lobed
bell-like flowers, about 3/4 inch long, at tips of wiry stems growing in
clusters
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Light: full to part
sun (part shade in hot summer afternoons)
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Soil: dry sandy and
gravelly soils; well-drained average soils
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Moisture: medium to dry;
extremely drought tolerant
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Use: naturalizing in
masses; rock gardens; retaining walls; lightly shaded woodlands; attracts
pollinators and hummingbirds; small to medium size bees (sweat bees, mason bees, long-horned bees, digger bees, small carpenter bees and leafcutter bees) feed on nectar and/or collect and feed on pollen
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Care: low
maintenance; deadhead spent flowers to encourage additional bloom
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Concerns: few serious
insect or disease problems; leaves may be damaged by snails, slugs, or aphids
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Native to: temperate
Northern Hemisphere; Wisconsin native
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Notes: hardy but
short-lived; self-seeds in optimal conditions; creeping fibrous roots; rosette
of rounded 1 inch wide basal leaves withers early; flowers on clusters of thread-like stems with
narrow leaves; tolerant of black walnut; deer & rabbit resistant
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Supplier: Agrecol
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Demonstration
Prairie I037
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