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Rainer's Bellflower

Campanula raineri

Rainer's Bellflower
Photo: Philippe.pechoux, CC BY-SA 3.0

Rainer's bellflower is a low, mat-forming perennial from the southeastern Alps, grown for its pale lilac summer bells in rock gardens and alpine beds. It needs sharp drainage and cool conditions to thrive.

Family
Campanulaceae (Campanul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water regularly in the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining soil or rock garden mix
Temperature
Cool to moderate; hardy in cold winters, avoid prolonged heat above about 30 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
SE. Alps
Climate
temperate

About

Campanula raineri (Rainer's bellflower, Rainer's harebell) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Campanula of the family Campanulaceae, native to the Swiss and Italian Alps. It is a low-growing herbaceous perennial growing 5–8 cm (2–3 in) tall by up to 20 cm (8 in) wide, with pale lilac bell-shaped flowers in summer. It is suitable for cultivation in the alpinum or rock garden. It spreads by underground runners. Its locus classicus is located in Canzo, Lombardy.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Campanula plants

Campanula betulifolia · Tussock bellflower · Fairy's Thimble · Adriatic bellflower · Campanula gelida · Dane's blood · Falling Stars · Milky Bellflower · Adria Bellflower · Trailing Bellflower · Solitary Harebell · Chimney Bellflower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Campanula raineri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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