American Bellflower (Campanula americana)

American Bellflower (Campanula americana)

Campanula americana, most commonly called the American Bellflower, or Tall Bellflower is a bellflower native to Eastern and Midwestern North America.

Tall bellflower flowers ring through in a stunning light blue to violet with a pale white ring in the the throat, which primarily bloom in July and August, but can bloom well into October if conditions are favorable.

Campanula americana, is an unusual bellflower in that its flowers are more flat. Its flowers are approximately 1" across with pistils having a recurved style with a three lobed anther and each flower having 5 stamen, 5 petals, and 5 sepals each. The ovaries develop into 5 angled flat topped seed pods.

American Bellflowers can either be annual or biennial within a spectrum of life-history with some seed germinating in the fall, producing annual plants and then later spring-germinating seeds producing biennial plants! It’s a genius strategy!

Long-tongued bees are generally American Bellflowers primary pollinators, including Megachile campanulae, but also halictid bees, butterflies, and skippers can act as pollinators on! American Bellflower typically does not self-pollinate.

American Bellflowers can be found growing from the upper Midwestern Great Lakes region, all the way south to Florida, and from the the Dakotas east all the way to New York!

American Bellflowers thrive in partial shade and can be found growing in the dappled shade along woodland edges, in open woods, shaded meadows, gentle streambanks and even ditches.

This plant is listed as present but rare in several counties of the states of New York, South Carolina, and Louisiana.

Plant Details

USDA Zones: 3-8

Germination Needs: 30 Days Cold Stratification

Life Cycle: Annual/Biennial

Sun Exposure: Partial Shade, Shade

Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry

Plant Spacing: 1½-2 feet

Height: 5 feet

Bloom time: July, August, September, October

Bloom Color: Blue

Advantages

Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles

Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perchs.

Deer Resistant: Yes

Excellent in the home landscape!

Native to: Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

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