Campanula 'Sarastro', Bellflower fast-growing but we have seen it

but we have seen it used to great effect as a foliage plant in shade

leaner soil

A dense carpet of soft pale blue flowers with yellow stamens and a paler reverse that hover above deeply incised foliage

organic-rich soil though can tolerate intermittent watering once established

Myriads of tiny white flowers burst into a blizzard of bloom in late summer

Campanula 'Sarastro', Bellflower fast-growing but we have seen itOne of the showiest of the bellflowers with a clumping habit to boot! Large (2 3 in) blue purple flowers top 1. 5 2 ft stems in early summer, reminiscent of foxgloves, but with larger flowers and less toxicity. Developed by Christian Kress of Austria's Sarastro Nursery, this superb bellflower hybrid between two heat loving species (Campanula punctata x Campanula trachelium) can be relied upon to remain in a clump. Easy to grow and a long lived