Campanula lasiocarpa
| Campanula lasiocarpa | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Campanula lasiocarpa
Propagation: Seed - surface sow spring in a cold frame. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 4 weeks at 18°c. Easy[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Basal cuttings in spring. Harvest the shoots when they are about 10 - 15cm long with plenty of underground stem. Pot them up into individual pots and keep them in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring or autumn. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer or following spring.
Cultivation: Prefers a moist but well-drained rich sandy loam and a neutral or alkaline soil in sun or partial shade[2][3]. A rock garden plant, it is difficult to grow in the garden needing a very gritty soil and perfect drainage[2]. It grows freely amongst rocks or in a loose scree, but is very impatient of winter wet[1].
Plants are hardy to at least -15°c[3].
Slugs are very partial to this plant[1].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[4].
The species in this genus do not often hybridize and so seed can generally be relied upon to come true[1]. The plants are self-fertile[1]. Plants produce seed freely in British gardens[1].
There is at least one named variety, selected for its ornamental value. 'Alba' has white flowers[3].
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan to Western N. America - Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Gravelly and sandy slopes in C. and N. Japan[5]. Crevices in rocks and on rocky slopes in alpine areas at elevations of 1600 - 3100 metres on Honshu, 1000 - 2000 metres on Hokkaido[6].
Edibility: Stems[7]. No more details are given, but the flowers and leaves of this plant should also be edible[K].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, beetles, lepidoptera, self
Soil: Can grow in light soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Crook, H. Campanulas: Their Cultivation and Classification. Country Life, 1951.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ Flora of Japan.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.