Campanula, Clustered Bellflower, Dane's Blood 'Superba'

Birds must have dropped seed-did not plant this. High plains area of central Wyoming. Does beautifully in full sun, another seed must hav...Read Moree been dropped in an area that gets afternoon shade-does bloom, but not quite as prolific as full sun.

The cobalt blue of this plant is breathtaking when in bloom. I have an easier time growing this in Wisconsin where the nights are cool a...Read Morend the soil is more acidic than I do in Nebraska. It is not particularly attractive when not in bloom so it is a good idea to plant it somewhere where the low leaves will be hidden when the bloom stalks have been removed.

I put in a single campanula golmerata superba last year. I was not familiar with this plant but wanted something purple. It didn't bloom ...Read Morethe first year but produced beautiful flower clusters this year! My only surprise was that the flowers were a very light blue, almost white. Then, a second group of taller stems bearing dark purple flowers starting appearing as the white clusters started dying off.

Is this normal? What would cause the plant to produce two different colors? Gorgeous but a curiosity!

The flowers of this plant are a shockingly pure purple. The only other purple flowers I have seen that have this color are on bougainvil...Read Moreleas. This plant prefers full sun, and is drought resistant.