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Campanulaceae
Peach-Leaved Bellflower
Campanula persicifolia
Constancy, gratitude, summer grace.
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Genus
- Campanula
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 60–90 cm (2–3 ft)
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Average, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 3–8
- Lifespan
- Long-lived perennial
Did you know
- Named for its narrow leaves that resemble peach tree foliage, this is one of the easiest of all bellflowers to grow and self-seeds gracefully through cottage gardens.
- The cup-shaped flowers face outward (rather than dangling like harebells), making them perfect targets for visiting bumblebees, who often spend the night sleeping inside them.
- Peach-leaved bellflower has been cultivated since the 16th century and was the first campanula to gain wide popularity in formal European gardens.
- The flowers are a favorite of the rare red mason bee, whose long tongue is perfectly suited to reach the nectar in the throat of each bell.
- In Belgian and French folklore, picking the first peach-leaved bellflower of summer brought a year of good news—the blooms were called 'the gossip flower' for this reason.
Color meanings
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constancy
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gratitude
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summer grace