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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 3-6 inches
Plant Spread: 6-18 inches; groundcover
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Alpine species should be sown in an open frame.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Division
Other: take basal root cuttings
Pollinators: Self
Beetles
Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Adriatic Bellflower
  • Bellflower
Also sold as:
  • Dickinson's Gold

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Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2015-06-15
Location: Maine
Location: Lexington, VA
Date: May, 2005
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2014-07-04
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2009-08-16
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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-06-13
Location: Maine
Location: Maine
Date: 2015-05-27
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-06-24
Location: Maine

photo by ghislain118
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2017-06-13
Location: Maine
Date: 2016-06-27
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2014-06-13

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2009-08-14
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 11, 2012
Coming out of dormancy.
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-05-13

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Jim Falls, Wi.
Date: June 27,2011
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