Campanula punctata 'Pink Octopus' - SPOTTED BELLFLOWER 'PINK OCTOPUS'
VERY vigorous, fast growing and spreading wide into ground covering dense mats.
Deeply divided pink flowers with thin petals, deciduous leaves.
Does well in deeper south!
It's recommended to cut it back some after the flowering is finished, because the plant can look "tired" and untidy.
Can become a strong spreader, so combine it with vigorous companions with adequate height.
Blooming time : June-July
Size: 10" (18" with flowers) tall x 18-20" wide and spreading wide by rhizomes, can form up to 3' wide colonies
USDA Zones: 5 to 9 (suitable even for the southern climates)
Culture: full sun to half shade, dappled sun. Easy to grow in average soil with average moisture. Very adaptable to variety of soils. Does well in poorer and drier soils too. Avoid too dry and wet and waterlogged soils.
Moisture Needs: average - medium, medium-dry
Origin: Japan, Korea, China and also Siberia, where can be found along forest edges, in thickets and meadows
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes if the pressure isn't high
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: attracts honeybees and potentially some native bees (not verified)
Attracts Hummingbirds: not verified
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Pictures Copyright: Terra Nova Nurseries. This cultivar is patented under PP18885.
Plant Combinations: Public and private gardens, deep south gardens, in the front of the bed, along paths, cottage gardens, woodland edge gardens, rooftop gardens, dry flower beds, leaner soil areas.
Goes well with various plants like Achillea, Agastache, summer blooming Allium, Amsonia, Aquilegia, Aruncus, Aster, Baptisia, Calamintha, shorter cultivars of Eupatorium, Geranium, Hemerocallis (daylilly), Iris sibirica, Leucanthemum x superbum, taller Nepeta, Origanum, Paeonia, Perovskia, Persicaria amplexicaules, tall Phlox and hybrids, Rudbeckia, Salvia, Stachys.
And medium to taller grasses like Pennisetum (where not invasive), Panicum, Hakonechloa or Carex.
Campanula punctata 'Pink Octopus' - SPOTTED BELLFLOWER 'PINK OCTOPUS'
VERY vigorous, fast growing and spreading wide into ground covering dense mats.
Deeply divided pink flowers with thin petals, deciduous leaves.
Does well in deeper south!
It's recommended to cut it back some after the flowering is finished, because the plant can look "tired" and untidy.
Can become a strong spreader, so combine it with vigorous companions with adequate height.
Blooming time : June-July
Size: 10" (18" with flowers) tall x 18-20" wide and spreading wide by rhizomes, can form up to 3' wide colonies
USDA Zones: 5 to 9 (suitable even for the southern climates)
Culture: full sun to half shade, dappled sun. Easy to grow in average soil with average moisture. Very adaptable to variety of soils. Does well in poorer and drier soils too. Avoid too dry and wet and waterlogged soils.
Moisture Needs: average - medium, medium-dry
Origin: Japan, Korea, China and also Siberia, where can be found along forest edges, in thickets and meadows
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes if the pressure isn't high
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: attracts honeybees and potentially some native bees (not verified)
Attracts Hummingbirds: not verified
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Pictures Copyright: Terra Nova Nurseries. This cultivar is patented under PP18885.
Plant Combinations: Public and private gardens, deep south gardens, in the front of the bed, along paths, cottage gardens, woodland edge gardens, rooftop gardens, dry flower beds, leaner soil areas.
Goes well with various plants like Achillea, Agastache, summer blooming Allium, Amsonia, Aquilegia, Aruncus, Aster, Baptisia, Calamintha, shorter cultivars of Eupatorium, Geranium, Hemerocallis (daylilly), Iris sibirica, Leucanthemum x superbum, taller Nepeta, Origanum, Paeonia, Perovskia, Persicaria amplexicaules, tall Phlox and hybrids, Rudbeckia, Salvia, Stachys.
And medium to taller grasses like Pennisetum (where not invasive), Panicum, Hakonechloa or Carex.