I'm calling you with a bell.
The heart is beating, and the anxiety in the soul.
My beauty, I love you.
Reciprocate me, touchy!
Description and features of bells
From childhood, people know that the bell is cute. bluebell flowers lovely forest bells, reminiscent of a ringing bell in miniature.
Bell received legal name"campanula", what with Latin sounds like a bell. A long time ago, people said that on the feast of Ivan Kupala, the chosen ones can hear how a small flower makes a melodic sound.
bluebell flower color it can be traditional blue shades, as well as rare white, pink, lilac tones, and even have a completely rare shade of red.
You can see the bell in sunny meadows and fields, on forest edges. It is there that you can really meet bell meadows. When you see such an unpretentious plant, you want to put your ear to it and listen to what it sings about.
Thanks to the science of breeding, he is able to please the human eye not only in the meadow, but also in the home garden. the bell has chosen the northern hemisphere of the planet, as well as regions with moderate climatic conditions. In the Russian Federation, the bell flower is traditionally considered the Russian national flower, girls weave wreaths from it and collect field bouquets.
Campanula flower belongs to the genus Campanula. This perennial flower gained popularity among amateurs and professionals. It can be found not only in fields and meadows, but also in the mountains. Flowers bells, like little fairies who came to us from good grandmother's tales.
Breeders have been carefully doing this for many years, thereby creating more and more new varieties. Thanks to them, there are unique varieties of terry, edible and healing (healing) bells.
Photo of a bluebell flower cannot be left without close attention. It has an incomparable inflorescence shape. It can be in the form of a brush or a kind of panicle.
Bells vary in color scheme and peduncle height. Low-growing selection bells will look perfect near, ponds and borders. Tall bluebell flowers can create a bright melody and harmony in any flower bed.
It should be noted that there are completely unique varieties of bells. big bell flower- will become a real master and treasure in any flower bed or in the front garden, it is he who will notify his owner about the guests who have arrived or about the approaching thunderstorm. With the onset of precipitation, dew drops appear on its leaves.
Always a priority bluebell flowers perennial plants. Once planting them on a personal plot, you can forget about everything on for a long time and just enjoy their crystal ringing. I would like to note that there are some bells brought to Red Russia.
In modern landscape design small and large bell became fashionable. Both go great with daisies and undersized phlox. In the language of flowers, the bell symbolizes humility and peace; it is appropriate to give such a bouquet to a young and innocent girl as a sign of purity and fidelity of feelings.
Types of bells
In fact, in nature there is not one, but many types of bluebell flowers.
Nettle - flower stalk of a plant up to about 0.8 meters. The inflorescence is pale white, blue, purple. Flowers are always collected with a brush. Distributed throughout Eurasia. It is called so because of the special leaves that look like nettles.
Milky-flowered - peduncle 1.2 meters high. The flowers are white, lilac and purple. Distributed on the territory of the sunny Caucasus.
In the photo, the bell is milky-flowered
Peach-leaved - reaches 0.9 meters. The inflorescences are usually large. The flowers are white, bluish, rarely double. Distributed throughout Eurasia.
Crowded bell - high beautiful flower, grows up to 1 meter. The flowers are white, blue and purple. Distributed throughout Eurasia.
broadleaf bellflower- a tall flower 1.5 meters. The flowers are large 6 cm in diameter. They grow on the territory of Eurasia, Altai and the Caucasus Mountains.
broadleaf bellflower
white bell is a very rare occurrence. Thanks to the work of breeders, this variety was bred. Bell White flower - a unique, very distinctive, perennial plant that gets along well in the garden and on the alpine slides.
On the picture white bell
The red bell is a completely rare plant variety; outstanding breeders have been working on its appearance for many years. Their labors were crowned with victorious success. red bell flower has shades of crimson, purple and lilac tones.
red bell flower
The bluebell is a common flower. Bluebell blue flower grows in forests and mountains, in household plots. It varies in height of the peduncle and the size of the flower itself. Considered an undeniable classic. Sung in many songs and poems.
Pictured is a blue bell
Varieties of bluebells
Carpathian is a very fashionable, undersized bell. Its flowers can be white or blue. Likes rocky slopes.
Carpathian bell
Gargansky - grows up to 15 cm. The flowers are pale blue, they have the shape of tiny stars.
Gargan bell
Spoon-leaved - reaches a height of 12 cm. The inflorescences are whitish and purple, small. Lives in Europe.
Pictured is a spoon-leaved bell
Pozharsky's bell is a bush plant 20 cm tall. The flowers are shaped like star clusters. The color scheme is lavender. It is common in southern Europe.
Pozharsky's bell
Portenschlag bell is a cute undersized flower, bluish-lilac color. It grows mainly in Europe.
portenschlag bell
Bell dotted - 25 cm high. It has flowers of a pink hue. Geographically grows in the Middle and Far East.
In the photo, the bell is dotted
home bell- such a plant will decorate any southern window. It is an ampelous plant. It happens in both white and lilac shades.
home bell
Planting and breeding bluebells
For proper planting of bells, it is advisable to follow some recommendations and rules.
All bells require maximum amount sunlight and moderate watering, as excess moisture can lead to the death of the flower. They have enough rainfall.
Properly selected soil is the key to good flower flowering. Bluebells love lighter soils, clay soils are not suitable for such a pretty flower. If the soil is heavy, then humus or sand can be added to it. Complex soils must be added to poor soils.
A place for flowers must be selected before planting. The earth needs to be carefully dug up and wood ash added. You need to make sure that there is no stagnation of water. Fresh manure can damage the roots (burn them), so you should not get carried away with it, but light compost will be just right.
Bluebells are propagated by dividing a large mother bush or by ordinary seeds. The rhizomes of an adult bell can be called a huge kindergarten, thanks to them many new ones are created from an existing root. Each gardener chooses the method that suits him.
Growing from seeds is a more time-consuming, but the most budgetary way. The flowering of the bell with this method occurs in the second or third years of life. Such seeds are not planted for seedlings.
They can be safely sown in open ground in late spring, in the absence of a threat of frost. There is a recommendation for sowing bell seeds before winter, but here you will need to cover the sowing sites with foliage, sawdust or coniferous spruce branches. On the next year the flower will grow hardened, healthy and blooming profusely.
Caring for wind chimes
In care, each variety and type of bell is completely undemanding. It can be safely called a simple plant. moderate moisture and sunlight- this is all that natural bells require from a person.
Even a novice lover will be able to keep this cute flower on his site. Undoubtedly, the flower will be happy with timely weeding and will gratefully respond to nourishing procedures with brighter and more abundant flowers.
The bell is considered a healthy flower and is not susceptible to any complex diseases. For the winter, the bells are cut with secateurs, leaving 5-10 cm from the root, they do not require shelter (with the exception of very rare and non-frost-resistant varieties).
You can buy the bluebell flower in seed form at a regular retail and online store, and the rhizome of this flower is actively sold at flower markets and horticultural shows.
The price of 1 package of seeds is from 35 rubles, the price of 1 small root depends on the variety, quality and ranges from 150-250 rubles. Plant a merry bell on your suburban area and be happy!
Growing and caring for bluebells, which are widespread in household plots, is not a problem, since even cultivated species easily adapt to changes in the weather. But decorative, large and constantly blooming buds require good care. The plant will have the proper appearance only when optimal conditions in which they should be grown Planting and caring for each species is carried out taking into account its characteristics.
General rules for growing bluebells
Many types of bluebells grow well in open sunny places, but also like partial shade. Some of them in similar conditions bloom longer.
Bluebells grow everywhere, except for areas with stagnant water. They really do not like lowlands with loamy or clay soil. They will not grow in flooded areas. If groundwater is close, you can plant flowers on high ridges, providing them with good drainage.
planting bluebells
The soil must be loose. To do this, peat, humus are added to loam or clay soil. Bushes are transplanted in autumn or spring. At the same time, a clod of earth is left so as not to damage the adventitious roots. The wells are watered abundantly before and after planting. If the roots are strong, the flowers take root better. in early spring. For a less developed root system, planting is done in May, when the earth warms up.
In autumn, the bushes should take root before frost sets in. Work is carried out in late summer or early autumn.
fertilizers
In the spring, nitrogen is added to the soil, which contributes rapid growth green mass of plants. AT summer period complex ones are used, and in the fall they add potassium, which increases resistance to frost.
Care
Summer care consists in periodic loosening, weeding and regular top dressing with mineral fertilizers or rotted manure. Before flowering, this work must be done. Apply moderate watering.
For long flowering, dried stems are removed. Some of them are left, hoping to get seeds. As soon as the boxes turn brown, they are harvested before they open and the seeds fall into the soil.
Before the onset of cold weather, all plant stems are cut at the root. Shelter required for the most part for species originating from the south of Europe and Asia. The soil is sprinkled with peat, spruce branches or dry leaves.
How to grow bluebells from seeds
Most species repeat the properties of parent plants, and they can be propagated by seeds. Some varieties, such as terry, may differ from the parent. In this case, they are propagated vegetatively.
Bluebells produce very small seeds and should be planted on the ground under a thin layer of sand. In the 2nd half of October or in May, the seeds are sown in the ground. You can grow seedlings starting in March. For this, light soil is prepared from a mixture of peat, soddy soil and sand, without the addition of organic fertilizers.
Seedlings germinate 2 weeks after sowing. When 3 true leaves appear, the seedlings dive after 10 cm. Planting plants on permanent place produced in early June. Color and seeds will appear in a year.
Reproduction by division
Perennial bells are propagated by division. Planting and care begin from the second or third year of the growing season. The method is suitable for vegetative sedentary and mobile plants. Carpal or does not allow vegetative reproduction, and seedlings are grown only from seeds.
The above-ground part is cut off and the plant is divided so that each part has a sufficient root system. The separated sprout is planted in the chosen place and watered abundantly.
cuttings
Cuttings are made from young shoots using microparnichki. Each of the decorative types of bells has its own characteristics, which should be taken into account when caring for and growing.
Carpathian bell
This species is most common in gardens because of its beauty, long flowering throughout the summer and unpretentiousness. The Carpathian bell is a mountain plant, and in nature it can be seen on the mountain slopes. In artificial conditions, it is planted on alpine slides and rockeries.
From small seedlings, a perennial bell quickly grows into a large bush. Varieties of the Carpathian are short. The heart-shaped leaves form a spherical bush up to 30 cm in diameter. Flowering lasts up to 70 days and can be extended by regular breakage of dried inflorescences.
Flowers grow well among stones that create drainage and protect the soil from drying out. Excess fertilizer is not required, and the soil should not be acidic. To do this, add lime or wood ash.
When propagated by cuttings in the spring and summer, the base is cut off from the young shoot and upper part in bud. The cuttings are germinated in a mixture of earth, humus and sand. Flowers are unpretentious and require watering only in dry times.
After 5 years, perennial bells should be planted in other places. Planting and care with propagation by seeds is done less frequently, since seedlings develop unevenly and slowly. Flowering in young plants begins only after 2-3 years. Sowing is done in the fall, and shoots appear in the spring. For early flowering, the bushes are seated by division.
The flowers of the Carpathian bell resemble elegant porcelain of light lilac or white color. They stand in the water for a long time, if you split the ends of the stems and remove the lower leaves.
peach-leaved bellflower
The bell will grow on sandy or cultivated clay or loamy soil. It is desirable that there be drainage and more humus. Plants are not afraid of shading and prefer a soil with a neutral or slightly acidic reaction. A lot of fertilizer should not be added, as this will negatively affect the resistance of plants in winter and lead to their rapid aging.
Reproduction of the peach bell is done by seeds. They are sown in greenhouses starting from mid-spring. Bluebells from seeds do not inherit parental traits.
In July, the seedlings dive, and in August they are planted in a permanent place. For the winter, the plant is covered with peat or a layer of dry leaves of 15-20 cm. With appropriate care, the bell may bloom next year. If you delay planting or picking, the buds will appear only in the third year.
The peach-leaved species are not long-lived plants, although they are perennial bluebells. Planting and care during reproduction by division make it possible to inherit parental traits. Transplantation is done at the beginning or end of summer, while the roots should be covered with clods of earth. Cuttings are also often used and are produced in sand.
For effective flowering, you need to periodically feed the bell. Cultivation will be effective if fertilizers are applied correctly. In the spring, nitrogen is used, and before flowering - various complex mineral fertilizers. In addition, faded shoots are pruned so that blooming bells please the eye longer. The photo shows what they can be with proper care.
Bell dotted
The bell got its name from the presence of specks inside the petal. The plant is common in temperate regions and blooms until autumn. It is distinguished by heads hanging down, collected in inflorescences.
In a large range of colors you can find a bell white, blue, pink, dark red, blue.
Many varieties are capricious. In different habitat conditions, the same one can be terry or ordinary. Among them are many unpretentious plants decorating the garden.
Growing a bell is not so easy. Its seeds are extremely small. They need good light to germinate. The soil must be taken light, sand is poured on it, and seeds are placed on top. They are sprayed with water and covered from above with a gap. When shoots appear, the film is temporarily removed from the box during the day. Watering is done very carefully so that the seedlings are not washed away with water. The soil should not dry out, otherwise it will lead to the death of seedlings. After the appearance of 3 true leaves, the seedlings dive. Growth is uneven, and some of the remaining plants are buried in the ground and grown to transplant.
In June, seedlings are planted in open ground, and at the end of summer bells begin to bloom. A photo reflecting the beauty of this species can be seen in our article. It is difficult to grow bluebells from seeds, but rare varieties are obtained. By dividing them, they are preserved and propagated.
Under the ground dot bluebell is rapidly developing. In order for the shoots not to spread further, they use plastic or metal tapes buried in the ground.
Places with good lighting are used for growing bells. Watering at active growth limit, otherwise the plant may stretch and break under its own weight. After flowering, the bell sheds its leaves. It gets along well with other flowers, so it is advisable to add thickeners to it that bloom earlier and later.
broadleaf bellflower
The perennial plant has a powerful rhizome, it is unpretentious. Brushes of blue, purple or white bloom in early summer. The lower leaves are broad and dense, while the small upper ones beautifully set off the large flowers.
Seeds are planted at the end of March. To improve germination, the soil is covered with a film on top and kept moist. Dive is carried out when two true leaves appear. Seedlings are planted in the ground with the onset of constant heat. Flowering starts next year.
Seeds can be planted directly into the ground in late May or early June. You don't need to sprinkle them. The soil is kept moist and covered. Every day, the seeds are aired, and after germination, the shelter is removed.
The rhizomes are divided right in the ground and then planted. Humus is added to the hole and watered well. Cuttings are not always successful, so this method is rarely used. For better growth root system, special preparations are used, for example, Kornevin.
Plants are unpretentious, but they lose their decorative effect when there is not enough moisture. Extra watering is also not needed. During growth, complex fertilizers are used. Bells for the winter are covered with sawdust or spruce branches.
Campanula lactiflora
The perennial is winter hardy. It grows up to 1.7 m in height and up to 0.5 m wide. Flowering occurs luxuriantly, and the inflorescences completely cover the leaves and stems. In the gardens you can find a bell white, blue-lilac, bluish, and also with different shades. Flowering lasts no more than a month. After pruning the faded stems at the end of August, it repeats, but not so magnificently.
Due to the deep roots, the plant is undesirable to transplant, it is better to do this while it is young. The root neck is very vulnerable. With alternating thaws and frosts, renewal buds may die.
The bellflower is rarely used in gardens due to large sizes. Some plants require support. They are grown in soil with medium fertility. Excess moisture is not needed, and in drought it is required to water the perennial bell. Varieties may also differ in compact plant sizes, for example, Favorite, Pouffe, White Pouffe.
Bellflower is equal-leaved
perennial plant at proper care blooms and lasts for many years. In nature, the bellflower is found in the Italian Alps. The flowers support fragile stems 30 cm high.
Only the bellflower of all species is grown in pots. However, it can grow on alpine slides and flower beds. The room bell looks beautiful in hanging planters with delicate grassy shoots hanging down.
Bolognese bluebell
The perennial belongs to the European-West Asian species. It is also called the steppe bell. We have it growing in the European part of Russia and the Caucasus. The plant is found in meadows, along the banks of rivers, on forest edges.
The bellflower reproduces mainly by seeds. Refers to a vulnerable species. It is supplanted by the development of the territory and grazing. In many regions, it is listed in the Red Book.
Plants are tall and bloom for about 3 weeks. The bluish-lavender flowers are small and do not grow too densely. The plant survives everywhere, but with poor care, flowering is very modest and short.
The bell quickly loses its decorative effect, so it is advisable to supplement it with other perennials.
Conclusion
Due to the decorative effect and long flowering, perennial bluebells have become popular in our gardens. Despite their unpretentiousness, they require certain rules cultivation and care.
Bell (Campanula) - a herbaceous plant of the Bellflower family, numbering 300 species growing in countries with a temperate climate. In culture, there are annual, biennial and perennial plants. Among the wide variety of bells, there are both undersized, only 10-15 cm, and high, up to 2 meters in height. Plant height may vary depending on growing conditions, so it is not feature to determine the type.
The bell has erect, branched stems, which can be both pubescent and smooth, with regular whole leaves. There are ampelous and ground cover types of bluebells with flexible lodging shoots. In perennial and varietal biennial bells grown from seeds, flowering occurs in the second year.
The flowers of the bell are very beautiful, bell-shaped or star-shaped, white, blue, purple, pink, collected in racemose or paniculate, dense or loose inflorescences. Bell flowers contain a large number of pollen and nectar, which attracts bees. The aroma of bluebell flowers is delicate, reminiscent of the aroma of a fragrant meadow or a shady forest edge.
After flowering, a fruit is formed - a box, which has a special structure. At the bottom of the box there are holes covered with flaps. When it is cloudy, the valves are closed, and in dry weather they open, and the seeds spill out and are carried by the wind. The color of the seeds different types bluebells can vary from milky white to dark red or brown.
The bell, in addition to the fact that its height changes depending on the growing conditions, has one more feature: it can change the color of the corolla depending on the humidity of the air. If the air humidity is high, then the flowers become a little lighter, and this makes them seem more tender.
Bluebells are photophilous, grow well in partial shade, some species even tolerate shade.
Well-drained, non-acidic (or slightly acidic for some species), moderately moist, loose, nutritious soil is suitable for them. You can plant bells in the ground and transplant bells both in spring and autumn. For garden cultivation several of the most decorative types of bell are suitable.
Types of bells
Bellflower ciliated (Campanula ciliate) is a herbaceous perennial with a stem, thickened root. The stems are slightly leafy, 7-15 cm high. There is one flower on the stem. Basal rosettes are formed by oblong, linear-lanceolate, serrated along the edges, leaves. The flower at the base of the calyx is slightly lighter, blue-violet; at the upper limbs of the corolla, the color is more saturated, purple. As it fades, the flower becomes more and more lightened to blue-blue color. Blooms in June-July.
Bluebell ciliate prefers slightly alkaline or neutral, fertile, drained soils. If you apply a deep landing, then the bell tolerates drought better, while the duration of flowering slightly increases.
Forms seeds, but their germination is low. The ciliated bell belongs to highly decorative types of bells.
Bellflower spoon-leaved (Campanula cochleariifolia) - a low herbaceous perennial, up to 15 cm in height, with very thin, filiform, creeping stems, forms a dense turf. The leaves are small, elongated at the stem, semi-oval at the end, tridentate along the edges, very decorative throughout the growing season up to late autumn. Blooms white, blue, blue flowers, flowers up to 1 cm in diameter. The flowers of the bellflower are drooping, collected in small inflorescences. Flowering period: June - July. There are varieties, including those with white flowers. It looks good on an alpine hill, grows rapidly, forms a continuous sod, looks spectacular during the flowering period.
Portenschlag bell (Campanula portenschlagiana) is a perennial herbaceous evergreen groundcover up to 15 cm tall. When growing, it forms cushion-like thickets up to 30 cm wide. The leaves are rounded, serrated along the edge, ivy-shaped, evergreen. Star-shaped flowers of bright purple or lilac, collected from small inflorescences at the ends of creeping shoots. Blooms from mid-June for a month. There are varieties.
The Portenschlag bell grows well in both sun and shade. Prefers alkaline or neutral, nutritious, well-drained soils. Does not tolerate clay soils at all. If the site has clay soil, you need to add sand and humus so that the soil becomes moisture and breathable.
Portenschlag bell is propagated by seeds and vegetatively, better in spring, pieces of shoots with roots. It hibernates without shelter, but does not tolerate stagnant melt water, it rots, therefore, for planting, they use elevated places such as a rock garden or retaining wall, or arrange good drainage.
Bell Portenschlag grows rapidly, blooms profusely. It can be used not only on an alpine hill, but also in continuous plantings. In the rock garden, it looks beautiful with awl-shaped phlox, carnation grass, fescue, geranium, stalk, stonecrop.
Gargan bellflower (Campanula garganica) is a perennial herbaceous plant, up to 15 cm tall, with fragile, creeping, shoots, rising tops. Forms a low compact bush. The leaves are medium-sized, rounded, serrated along the edges, on petioles. The flowers are blue, in full disclosure with outstretched petals resembling stars, up to 4 cm in diameter. Flowering time - July. It blooms very profusely, during flowering, the leaves are not even visible. There are varieties with pale blue, light lavender flowers.
Gargan bell is a very whimsical plant for the garden. It prefers only non-acidic, well-drained, nutritious soils, usually loams, does not tolerate stagnation of thawed and Wastewater, does not grow in shading.
Propagated by pieces of rooted shoots in spring or late summer, if necessary, cuttings are grown in a greenhouse.
It is best to grow the Gargan bell in the summer in an alpine hill, borders, flowerpots. For the winter, the bell can be transplanted into a pot and kept as a houseplant in winter.
Pozharsky's bell (Campanula poscharskyana) is a herbaceous perennial that can be used as a ground cover plant, as it forms cushion-like sprawling thickets up to 20 cm tall. The basal leaves of the Pozharsky bell are quite large, rounded, with jagged edges. During the growing season it forms long, up to 80 cm, creeping shoots. Star-shaped flowers up to 2.5 cm in diameter, blue, lavender, purple, dark blue, collected in loose inflorescences up to 10-20 cm in diameter, located at the ends of the shoots.
Flowering period: July-August for 30-40 days. There are varieties.
Pozharsky's bell is very hardy, unpretentious and ornamental plant. Grows well in well-drained neutral and alkaline soils, prefers lacy partial shade.
It hibernates without additional shelter, as it withstands frosts down to -40 o C. It reproduces very easily vegetatively, by segments of stems with roots in spring and seeds. It looks good on an alpine hill next to carnation grass, sapling, saxifrage, awl-shaped phlox. Pozharsky's bell can be used for carpet plantings.
Bellflower round-leaved (Campanula rotundifolia) is a widespread herbaceous perennial. Plant height varies from 10 to 60 centimeters. Rhizome thin, creeping, branched. The bell got its name because its basal leaves have round shape. Stem leaves, like many types of bellflower, are lanceolate. May have multiple stems.
In the round-leaved bell, the drying of the basal leaves is observed earlier, and the stem leaves, fresh and green, are perfectly preserved until autumn.
The flowers are medium-sized, blue, collected in paniculate inflorescences at the ends of the stems. There are garden varieties: velvety, garden, arctic.
Bellflower is equal-leaved (Campanula isophylla Moretti) is a perennial herbaceous ampelous plant with small, up to 30 cm, flexible, drooping stems. The leaves of the bellflower are rounded, sometimes pubescent, light green or olive. The flowers are bell-shaped, up to 4 cm in diameter, white and blue. Much less often you can find a form with purple flowers. In indoor floriculture, the bellflower is widely known by the names: the groom - with blue, and the bride - with white flowers.
In the garden, the bellflower blooms all summer and during flowering is covered with flowers all over. Very handsome! To ensure that flowering does not weaken, you need to remove faded flowers in time and pinch the shoots for better branching. It can be grown in hanging baskets, on retaining walls, in rock gardens.
The bell is equally photophilous, in the shade the shoots grow, flowering becomes less intense. Loves moisture. It tolerates summer temperature changes well, but in open field in our climatic conditions with cold winters it does not hibernate, so in the fall it needs to be transplanted into a pot and kept as a houseplant in winter.
Carpathian bell (Campanula carpatica) is a perennial herbaceous plant with branched stems 30-50 cm high. Basal heart-shaped rounded leaves on long petioles are collected in a rosette. The flowers are large, blue and white, bell-shaped, up to 3 centimeters in diameter.
Flowering is long, from June to September. The Carpathian bell is perfectly propagated by seeds, dividing the bush and root offspring.
Grows very well in open places and in partial shade, prefers fertile soils with the addition of peat and humus, frost-resistant. In one place it can grow up to 5 years.
The Carpathian bell is suitable for creating carpet plantings instead of lawn grasses, it can be planted in a border, it looks great on an alpine hill.
There are varieties. A very common variety of the Carpathian bell Gnome is one of the most unpretentious. The height of the plant does not exceed 30 cm, the color of the flowers is white and blue, the flowering is very long, from June to September.
Bell Takeshima (Campanula takeimana), Korean bell is a herbaceous perennial that forms low thickets up to 60 cm tall. Stems are creeping, with ascending tops. Leaves are heart-shaped, with a wavy edge, on petioles. It blooms with white, blue, pink simple or double flowers, up to 6-7 cm long, slightly drooping flowers, appear throughout the summer.
Takeshima bell develops better on loose fertile soils, both in sunny places and in partial shade. It grows very quickly, gives many lateral offspring, which can be easily separated in spring or autumn.
bluebell crowded (Campanula glomerata) is a perennial herbaceous plant with simple or slightly branched leafy shoots 30-60 centimeters high. The basal leaves of the bell crowded are oblong, on long petioles, the upper ones are sessile, lanceolate, serrated along the edge.
The flowers are white, blue, dark purple up to 2 cm in diameter, collected in capitate inflorescences up to 20 pieces. The flowering period is June-July for 1-1.5 months. In a crowded bell, usually after flowering, the basal rosettes die off along with the stems, but before that, the root system manages to form many new rosettes, which is why it grows very quickly.
Crowded bellflower can be grown both in sunny places and in partial shade. Grows best in moist nutrient light sandy or medium loamy soils. The crowded bluebell is easily propagated by seeds that can be sown before winter, as well as by separating young rosettes in spring or autumn.
peach-leaved bellflower (Campanula persicifolia) is a perennial herbaceous plant. From a rosette of basal linear leaves, a straight ribbed leafy stem grows from 0.5 to 1 meter high. Stem leaves are narrow, lanceolate, shiny, serrated at the edges.
The peach-leaved bell blooms with white, blue, light purple, blue-violet single flowers or collected in a racemose loose inflorescence of 3-8 pieces. The flowers are quite large, terry in varietal forms, 4-5 cm in diameter. There are varieties.
The peach-leaved bellflower blooms from June to September. After flowering, it is recommended to trim the flower stalks in order to induce new flowering, and also so that the bluebell does not spread through the garden by self-seeding. The peach-leaved bell is completely unpretentious in care, it grows well both in partial shade and in open sunny areas. Prefers well-drained soils.
In the heat, watering is desirable. Winters without shelter. It reproduces well both by seeds and by dividing the bush. Without division, in 3-4 years it forms a large curtain, so in the flower garden it is necessary to limit its growth.
Next to the peach-leaved bell in the flower garden, you can plant evening primrose, chistets, yaskolka, alpine aster, matrikaria, cineraria.
nettle bellflower (Campanula trachelium) - a plant up to 1 m high. It has a white, cord-like, deep-lying, spreading in different sides, rhizome. Numerous erect, thick, ribbed stems, simple or branched, covered with stiff hairs. The leaves are very similar to nettle leaves, also covered with hairs. The lower leaves are ovate, up to 10 cm long, on long petioles, the middle ones are heart-shaped, on short petioles, the upper ones are oval-lanceolate, sessile. The flowers are white, blue, blue, purple, 1-3, located in the axils of the leaves, collected in a racemose inflorescence up to 45 cm long. Flowering period: late June - early August.
The nettle bellflower grows in open sunny places, and withstands partial shade. Grows best on drained, nutritious, neutral or slightly alkaline soils.
During the dry period, the bell needs watering. After flowering, it gives abundant self-sowing, flower stalks are cut immediately after flowering, otherwise it is very weedy.
Nettle bell is propagated by seeds, dividing the bush, segments of rhizomes, root offspring, green cuttings. Reproduction and transplantation can be carried out in spring and autumn, in early September.
Preparing for winter. In late September - early October, all the stems of the bell are cut at the root. It winters well without shelter. However, it should be remembered that he absolutely does not tolerate stagnant melt water during wintering: the roots rot, and the outlet freezes out.
The nettle bell is planted singly against the background of a lawn or in groups in mixborders, borders, borders. In the flower garden it goes well with cornflowers, cornflowers, delphinium, poppy, low ornamental cereals, daylily
Bell medium (Campanula medium) is a herbaceous biennial, 0.5-1 meter high. Basal leaves are oval or lanceolate, stem leaves are broadly lanceolate. The flowers are white, blue, pink, very large, up to 7 cm long, very beautiful. Bluebell medium can be grown in the garden as a perennial due to natural renewal due to shedding and germinating seeds.
Bluebell medium, grown from seeds, blooms in the second year, blooms from June to September. For long flowering, it is recommended to cut off faded flower stalks. The middle bell prefers light places. The plant is moisture-loving, but on damp, poorly drained soils, the outlet gets wet and rots.
The middle bell is very common in garden floriculture, many varieties and varieties have been bred that differ in the doubleness of the flowers, the size of the overgrown calyx, and the dissection of the teeth.
Campanula lactiflora (Campanula lactiflora) - a perennial tall plant, the height of the stems varies greatly from 60 cm to 1.5 m, depending on both the variety and the growing conditions. It has a tap root and a strongly branched stem. The lower leaves are on short petioles, the upper ones are sessile, oblong, serrated. Thanks to its root system, it grows well on heavy loam, which distinguishes it from other types of bluebells. Numerous bell-shaped flowers, up to 3-4 cm in length, milky white, blue, light purple, lilac, collected in broad pyramidal inflorescences. In one inflorescence, there are up to hundreds of flowers. Blooms profusely in June-July. There are varietal forms with flowers of various colors.
Campanula lactiflora prefers an open sunny place. Propagated mainly by seeds, and the seeds are sown immediately in open ground in the main place, and then the seedlings are thinned out. This is due to the fact that the bellflower lactiflora does not tolerate transplantation. Although the bellflower does not tolerate division well, if desired, it can still be propagated in the spring by small, 10-15 cm long, basal cuttings, which are previously rooted in the greenhouse.
The bellflower grows in one place for 10-12 years; it is one of the longest-lived representatives of the genus.
Preparing for winter. At the end of September, the stems are cut, the root rosettes are sprinkled with leaves.
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In naturally growing bellflower species, a white flower is quite rare, most of them are characterized by blue-blue or purple tones. In culture, thanks to the efforts of breeders, the color gamut of plants has been significantly expanded, and now you can find varieties of white garden bells for almost anyone, regardless of its natural color.
Perennial white flower bellflower and its varieties
Among species bells, white flowers are more common in alpine plants growing in various mountainous regions of Europe and Asia. Some of them are used in floriculture for planting on rocky hills and in rockeries. The most famous:
Bell Sartori (C. sartory), undersized, 10-20 cm tall, biennial, living in the mountainous regions of the eastern Mediterranean. Its strongly pubescent creeping stems are covered with small, gray-gray from white villi, rounded leaves. Numerous axillary flowers with a funnel-shaped corolla up to 1.5 cm in size appear in June-July, painted white, sometimes pinkish. Used for rockeries.
Hofmann's bell (C. hofmanii) in nature grows in the Balkans and in the mountains on the Adriatic coast. This biennial is slightly higher than the previous one, its strongly branching shoots grow up to 30-50 cm. Numerous large (up to 4 cm), white or cream, drooping flowers also bloom in June-July. In gardens, culture can be found not only in rock gardens, but also in single or group plantings, mixborders. In temperate climates, winters with cover.
Kirpichnikov's bell (C. kirpichnikovii)- a rare perennial white bell in culture, endemic North Caucasus, with basal long-petiolate heart-shaped leaves and brownish-burgundy peduncles 20-30 cm high, bearing inflorescences of numerous bell-shaped flowers with pointed petals at the ends.
Develops well in conditions middle lane, blooms profusely, used for alpine slides.
Alzino-shaped bellflower (C. alsinoides), a Himalayan species with decumbent outstretched stems and small pubescent leaves. Miniature, not higher than 10 cm, a plant for rock gardens, blooming in late summer with medium-sized white flowers. In a temperate climate, it is not easy to grow it, the culture winters poorly, and requires protection from dampness.
The advantages of the flower include ease of reproduction, its seeds germinate without prior stratification. When favorable conditions are created, this white bell often self-seeds.
Bell birch leaf (C. betulifolia, C. denticulata) found in the mountains of Turkey at an altitude of 300 to 2300 m. A compact plant with erect stems, the height of which does not exceed 15 cm, smooth glossy leaves and narrow-bell-shaped white or slightly pinkish flowers up to 3 cm long. It blooms in May-June.
Bell Takeshima (C. takesimana) belongs to medium-sized species, its height can reach 60 cm. In the wild, it lives in rocky places of the Iranian Highlands, it also grows in Korea. Its numerous thin, slightly pubescent stems rise or spread along the ground, long-leaved heart-shaped leaves with a sinuous edge are collected in a basal rosette.
It blooms for a long time, throughout the summer, with numerous large drooping white flowers, grouped into slightly branched racemose inflorescences. Winter-hardy culture, grows well on loose soil, forming many lateral offspring.
Campanula lactiflora (C. lactiflora), tall, up to 1.5 m, a plant with erect stems and large, highly branched, racemes of fragrant white flowers. The natural distribution area is the subalpine belt of the Caucasus and Asia Minor. Grown in gardens since the beginning of the 19th century, it is distinguished by long flowering and the longest life expectancy among representatives of the genus, which in nature can reach 20 years.
White garden bell native to the forest
Of the forest species in the culture, white dot bells (C. punctata), their natural color has a slightly pinkish or slightly lilac hue.
The range of ornamental varieties with white flowers is much wider; such cultivars are created for almost all cultivated species.
So, the broad-leaved, spoon-leaved and crowded bells have garden forms Alba.
The peach-leaved varieties Plena Alba and Snow White.
Carpathian – White Star and Weisse Clips.
Below are photos of white bells of various natural species and cultivars:
Flowers bells (lat. Campanula) belong to the genus herbaceous plants family Campanula, which includes more than three hundred species growing in places with a temperate climate - in the Caucasus, in the Front and Central Asia, in Europe, in Siberia, as well as in North America. Bluebells prefer steppes, meadows, forests, desert areas and rocks. Many species of these flowers grow in the alpine and subalpine zones of the mountains. Latin name and it translates as a bell. In the people, these flowers are called chenille, chebotki and bells.
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Bluebell flowers - description
Most often there are perennial bells, less often - biennial and annual. The leaves of the bells are alternate, bell-shaped flowers of blue, white and different shades purple collected in racemose or paniculate inflorescences. Sometimes there are single flowers. The fruit is a box with 4-6 slit-like holes. The bell plant can be short, medium and tall.
Growing bluebells from seeds
Sowing bluebells.
Bluebell seeds do not require pre-training before sowing. They can be sown directly into the ground in May or before winter in October. But if you want them to bloom this year, sow them in March for seedlings. Since the seeds are very small, they are laid out on the surface of a light, loose, permeable substrate, previously well moistened and consisting of humus, soddy soil and coarse sand in a ratio of 3:6:1. It is not necessary to add fertilizer to the substrate. The seeds are lightly pressed to the ground, sprayed with water from a spray bottle, and then covered with a film. Contain crops at a temperature of 18-20 ºC. Seedlings may appear in two to three weeks.
Seedling of bluebells.
As soon as the seeds begin to germinate, transfer the container to a bright place, protected from direct sunlight, remove the film and take care of the seedlings of bluebells, as for any other flower seedlings: water when the top layer of the substrate dries, loosen the soil around the seedlings, and when they are three weeks and they will develop the first leaves, the seedlings dive into a large container at a distance of 10 cm from each other. Two weeks after picking, feed the seedlings with liquid complex fertilizer in a weak concentration.
Planting bells in open ground
When to plant bluebells in the ground.
Seedlings of bluebells are planted in open ground in late May or early June. Most of the bluebells are photophilous, there are literally a few shade-loving species grown in culture, and they can be recognized by the dark green color of the leaves. The bell does not like drafts.
As for the soil, some species grow well on rocky soil, some on calcareous, however most of species prefers neutral or slightly alkaline well-drained loamy soils. Landing bells in the soil is carried out after its preliminary preparation: for deep digging, sand and humus are introduced into heavy soils, and soddy soil and fertilizers into poor soils. Do not apply only fresh manure and peat, as this increases the risk of plant damage from fungal diseases.
How to plant bluebells in the ground.
They plant bells in open places, away from bushes and trees, so that their roots can receive the necessary amount of moisture and nutrition. Undersized bells are planted at a distance of 10-15 cm from each other, bells of medium height at a distance of 20-30 cm, and tall ones at an interval of 40-50 cm. After planting, the soil around the flowers is trampled and watered well.
Caring for bluebells in the garden
How to care for bluebells.
Growing bluebells is no different from growing any other garden flowers - bluebells are unpretentious. They are watered only when prolonged heat and dryness are established. After watering, it is convenient to loosen the soil around the flowers and remove weeds. Tall bells are tied to a support as needed. The bells are fed for the first time in the spring, on melted snow, with nitrogen fertilizer. The second top dressing with complex fertilizer is carried out in the first half of summer, at the beginning of budding. To prolong the flowering of bluebells, remove wilted flowers in a timely manner.
Reproduction of bluebells.
Annual bells are propagated by seeds, biennials by seeds and spring cuttings. Perennial bluebells can be propagated by root cuttings, parts of the rhizome, dividing the bush and stolons, since they do not always retain varietal characteristics during seed propagation. Terry varieties of bluebells do not set seeds, so they are propagated exclusively by vegetative methods.
Perennial types of bluebells with a carpal or tap root system are considered as vegetatively immobile and propagate by seeds. Those species that have a short rhizome are considered vegetatively inactive - they are propagated by division and cuttings. Vegetatively mobile are species with long creeping rhizomes, which are propagated by seeds, division and cuttings, as well as rhizome segments and root offspring.
Seminal seedling method we described reproduction to you, but you can sow the seeds in mid-October directly into the ground, where they will undergo natural stratification during the winter months and sprout together in the spring, and you will only have to plant the seedlings. You can sow the seeds in the ground in May, but then they need to be stratified for two months in the vegetable box of the refrigerator, and since annual bells reproduce well by self-sowing, is it worth complicating your life by stratifying seeds?
Bell cuttings are harvested in spring, in March-April - they are cut from young stem or basal shoots, planted in a light loose substrate and placed under a film dome to create high air humidity. It is best to use a greenhouse and a special mist sprayer for this purpose. Root regrowth in cuttings occurs within three to four weeks.
The division of the bush is carried out in the third or fifth year of the plant's life, but some species can be divided already in the second year. At the beginning of May or at the end of summer, large bushes are dug up and, having cut the stems, they are divided into parts with a sharp sterile knife, each of which should have developed roots and renewal buds, after which the cuts are treated with crushed coal and the delenki are immediately planted in a permanent place.
When propagating by parts of the rhizome, the creeping root of the plant is dug up, divided into parts so that each segment contains renewal buds, and planted in the ground so that the buds are at the level of the soil surface.
Root offspring must be separated from the mother plant and immediately planted in a permanent place.
Pests and diseases of the bluebell.
Blooming bluebells look very cute, but this is not the only advantage of flowers. They are so unpretentious that planting and caring for the bell is a pleasure and does not require time and effort. Bluebells are immune to diseases and pests and are very rarely affected by them, however, when perennial cultivation flowers in one place in the soil, pathogenic microorganisms accumulate - Fusarium, Sclerotinia or Botrytis - which can lead to the death of the plant. To prevent this from happening, twice a season, in spring and autumn, treat the bells with a 0.2% solution of Fundazol.
In wet weather, slobbering pennitsa may appear on the bells, which is expelled with an infusion of garlic. Undersized bells can be damaged by slugs, from which the plants are sprayed with a decoction of hot pepper and superphosphate granules are scattered under the flowers.
Perennial bluebells after flowering
How and when to collect bluebell seeds.
If you want to get seeds of your favorite species, then do not wait for the boxes to open, cut off the inflorescences left on the seeds in advance, as soon as the boxes turn brown, and ripen them in a ventilated dry room.
Preparing bells for winter.
Planting and caring for a perennial bluebell is no different than growing annuals or biennials, except that they need to be winterized. In late September or early October, the stems of all bluebells are cut to the root. This completes the care of annual flowers. As for biennial and perennial species, many of them hibernate without shelter, but southern species need to be covered with dry leaves or covered with spruce branches. Tall bells are covered with a layer of humus or dry peat 15-20 cm high. In order for perennial bells to survive the winter, this will be enough.
Types and varieties of bells
Annual species of bluebells originate from the southern regions, therefore, in areas with a temperate or cool climate, they are grown infrequently. The most famous of them:
bluebell annual
- a short (up to 10 cm) plant native to the Caucasus, the Balkans, the Mediterranean and Asia Minor with a bright blue tubular corolla. Blooms from May to early autumn. Used for borders and rock gardens;
Bell dichotomous, or forked from the Western Caucasus. It reaches a height of 15-20 cm, has numerous light purple flowers and broadly ovate leaves;
bluebell kashmiri grows in the Himalayas and the Pamirs, reaching a height of only 6-8 cm. Its flowers are purple, small, up to 1.5 cm in length, but there are many of them and they bloom for a long time;
- Caucasian endemic growing on gravelly soil and in rock crevices. In height, this highly branching plant reaches half a meter, it blooms in May-July with paniculate inflorescences, consisting of 50-60 pitcher-bell-shaped purple flowers up to 4 cm in diameter with a swollen base and a calyx with deflected sharp teeth;
Bell Mirror of Venus originally from the Mediterranean mountains, from the UK and Holland. In culture, this species is known from late XVI centuries. In height, the bell, or legusia, reaches from 15 to 30 cm. Saucer-shaped, blue with a lilac tint and a white center, flowers up to 2 cm in diameter are collected in paniculate inflorescences that bloom from early summer to September. This species has varieties with white flowers.
biennial bluebells
represented by the following types:
bluebell bearded- grows in nature in the subalpine zone of the Mediterranean. It reaches a height of 4 to 30 cm. Its flowers are drooping, goblet-bell-shaped, pale blue, up to 3 cm long. This species blooms in June-July. In culture since 1752;
Hoffman's bell from the Balkans and the Adriatic. This is a highly branching plant with a height of 30 to 50 cm with large quantity large drooping flowers of white or cream color, opening in June-July;
thyrsoid bellflower and bellflower- plants with spike-shaped inflorescences of funnel-shaped flowers of light yellow color in the thyrsoid bell and bright purple in the bell spiky;
Bellflower large-eared grows naturally in the Balkans, Europe and Asia Minor. The plant reaches a height of 70 to 120 cm. Its flowers with tubular pale purple corollas, collected in whorls of 6-7 pieces, open in June-July;
Bell medium naturally grows in the South Western Europe and in Asia. In cultivation, this biennial is sometimes grown as an annual plant. It has an erect stem 50 to 100 cm high and goblet-bell-shaped white, blue or pinkish flowers, simple or double, up to 7 cm long, collected in pyramidal inflorescences. In culture, the view is from 1578;
Native to Europe and Siberia. This is a densely pubescent plant with a height of 70 to 100 cm with small blue sessile flowers collected in inflorescences that are almost capitate at the top and whorled downwards.
In addition to those described, such biennial bells are known as Moesian, Siberian, divergent, sprawling, pyramidal, laurel, Formanek, spatulate, Sartori and orphanidea.
All other species belong to perennial bells, which in turn are divided into undersized, medium and tall.
Low-growing types of perennial bells:
- the most common species in culture comes from the Carpathians and the mountains of Central Europe. This is a perennial up to 30 cm high with leafy stems, a basal rosette of ovate leaves on long petioles and ovate short-petiolate stem leaves. Flowers in plants of this species are solitary, funnel-bell-shaped, blue, purple or white, up to 5 cm in diameter. They bloom from June for two extra months. Cultivated since 1770. The most famous garden forms of the Carpathian bell:
- – Alba and White Star- varieties with white flowers;
- – Celestine and Isabelle- sky blue bells;
- – Chanton Joy, Riversleigh, Blaumeise- varieties with blue flowers;
- – Karpatenkrone- a form with purple flowers;
- – Clip – miniature plant up to 20 cm high with flowers up to 5 cm in diameter. It can be grown both in open ground and in indoor culture;
Gargan bellflower- perennial up to 15 cm high with fragile creeping rising stems, rounded three-toothed leaves and blue star-shaped flowers up to 4 cm in diameter. In culture since 1832. The best varieties of the species are:
- – Major- a variety with pale blue flowers;
- – W.H. pain- flowers of a light lavender shade with a white eye;
spiral bellflower, or spoon-leaved in nature grows in the Carpathians and the Alps. The plant is miniature, up to 15 cm high. The stems are creeping. Drooping flowers of blue, blue or white color up to 1 cm in diameter are collected in small inflorescences. In culture since 1783. The most famous varieties:
- – Alba- white bell
- – Loder- a variety with blue double flowers;
- – Miss Wilmott- a variety with blue flowers;
- a miniature plant from the Far East with single violet-blue flowers up to 3 in diameter and up to 4 cm long with a corolla shaggy around the edge. There is a white-flowered form.
In addition to those described, such low-growing types of perennial bells are known as birch-leaved, hairy-fruited, soddy, saxifrage, Kemularia, daisy-leaved, one-flowered, Oshe, Ortana, warble, border, Radde, Rainer, ciliated, dark, darkish, three-toothed and Uemura.
Perennial bluebells of medium height
represented by the following types:
Bell Takeshima naturally grows in Korea and the Iranian highlands. This is a perennial, reaching a height of 60 cm and forming groups rosettes. Numerous stems of this species are creeping, creeping, rising. Simple or double flowers of blue, white or pink color bloom in early summer. The best varieties:
- – Beautyful Trust- a variety with large white flowers of arachnid shape;
- – Wedding Balz- a variety with double white bell-shaped flowers;
Komarov's bell
- Caucasian endemic of amazing beauty up to 45 cm high with a branching stem and numerous large flowers of a bright light purple hue up to 3 cm long with sharp turned lobes;
grows on Far East and in Siberia. Its thin fibrous stem reaches a height of 50 cm. Numerous hairy leaves in the basal region on reddish petioles, ovate, lanceolate or sharp. Large drooping pubescent goblet-campanulate flowers on long off-white pedicels are covered both outside and inside with purple dots. The best varieties:
- – Rubra- a variety with bright flowers;
- – Alba nana- a variety with white flowers up to 20 cm high;
Bell Sarastro
- a hybrid type of dotted bell with very bright purple flowers up to 7 cm long. The height of the bush reaches 60 cm, diameter - 45 cm.
In addition to those described, medium-sized species include Tatra, polymorphic, rhomboid, Moravian, flax-leaved, Spanish, wonderful, karnika, Marchesetti, round-leaved, perforated, hilly, Turchaninov, Sarmatian, garlic-leaved, Grosseka, pale ocher and hybrids Kent Bel and Pink Octupus .
Tall types of bells include:
broadleaf bell, which naturally grows in the Caucasus, South and Central Europe, in Siberia, Asia Minor, in the European part of Russia and in Ukraine in broad-leaved, dark coniferous and mixed forests and along river banks. It has a straight bare stem more than 1 m high, bare doubly-serrated leaves up to 12 cm long and up to 6 cm wide and large axillary flowers forming a rare-flowered narrow spike-shaped brush. Funnel-shaped flowers up to 6 cm long blue, white or blue with slightly recurved lobes bloom in June-August. This species has been cultivated since 1576. The most famous varieties:
- – Alba- with white flowers;
- – brantwood- variety with purple flowers;
- – Makranta- a variety with dark purple large flowers;
Grows in the Caucasus, Western Siberia, the European part of Russia, Ukraine and Western Europe. This plant is 50 to 100 cm high with erect leafy stems, smooth and serrated leaves at the edges, similar to peach leaves, and wide-bell-shaped large flowers up to 5 cm long, white, blue or lilac-blue, collected several pieces in a panicle. This species has crown and terry forms. Flowering begins in the second half of June and lasts more than a month. In culture, the peach-leaved bell has been cultivated since 1554. The most famous varieties of the species:
- – Bernice- a variety with blue double flowers;
- – Thetam Beauty- a variety with light blue flowers of large size;
- – Exmouth- a variety with dusty blue double flowers;
- – snowdrift- a plant with white bells;
- – variety mixture New Giant Highbreeds- plants up to 75 cm high with large flowers of white and all shades of blue;
Campanula lactiflora
in nature grows in Asia Minor and the Caucasus. It is a 50 to 150 cm tall plant with a taproot that allows it to grow well in heavy loamy soil. Campanulate milky-white flowers up to 4 cm in diameter are collected in a racemose inflorescence. They open in June and bloom until the end of summer. Cultivated since 1814. The main varieties of this species:
- – cerulea- a variety with blue flowers:
- – Alba- a plant with white flowers;
- – Pritchard Veraeti- a plant up to 150 cm high with flowers of a lavender-blue hue;
In addition to those described, such tall species of bluebells as rapunzel-shaped, crowded, Bolognese, noble-large-flowered and nettle-leaved are known.
