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herbaceous layer
clustered bellflower
campanula glomerata
tight heads of deep violet bells on a spreading native perennial — bee forage above and mild edible leaves and flowers below, easygoing in sun or half-shade.
functions
food croppollinator forage
light
part shade
moisture
moderate
soil
most, tolerates clay
season
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for clustered bellflower — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
meadow sagesalvia pratensis→columbineaquilegia vulgaris→lungwortpulmonaria angustifolia→yarrowachillea millefolium→
see clustered bellflower on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around clustered bellflower
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- herbaceous
- clustered bellflower — the anchor
- herbaceous
- meadow sagecolumbinelungwortyarrow