Campanula americana

Also called American Bellflower

AKA Campanulastrum americanum
Flat star-shaped five-lobed blue flowers with a white inner circle
Heart-shaped dark green hairy scalloped leaves
Long-blooming biennial
Bloom Time: July to September

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Blue (deep)

HEIGHT:
90-150 cm

SPREAD:
30-50 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

This self-sowing biennial does best in partial to full shade, in a medium to moist soil. Naturally found in moist open woods, along streams and ponds, or in roadside ditches.

Additional Notes about Tall Bellflower:

Native to Ontario

Larval host for some moth species.

The flowers attract many species of butterflies, skippers, and bees, including at least two specialist bees: Megachile campanulae and Colletes brevicornis. Hummingbirds are attracted to the flower spikes. The foliage provides browse for mammals and the seeds feed small birds.