Heads of unusually attractive fragrant flowers, which can vary from rose pink to dark purple, open their petals which are delicately marked deeper at the centres. Generally flowering from May to August, they live at heights usually between 2,000 to 8,500 feet. As a rule their chosen habitat is rocky, thin or sandy soils, foothills, mountains, particularly in dry areas including chaparral and woodland habitats, and on open or shaded slopes, so this is an indication of what they like. In their native USA they have been recorded from southeastern Washington and northern Oregon to southern California, and western Nevada. ... Learn More

From a clump of hairy, heart-shaped leaves arise many thin stems from the whole length of which, dangle shapely cream bells. "A picture of poise and beauty". (G.S.T.) ... Learn More

Clusters of fat, hairy, sky-blue bells open on the top of short stems above basal clumps of thin, pointed leaves on this lovely, rarely-offered plant. It is found in the Eastern Alps, Carpathian Mountains and the Balkans and is comprised of two subspecies: subsp. alpina found in the Eastern Alps and Carpathians, and subsp. orbelica found in the Balkans. ... Learn More

Thread-like hairy stems bearing oval, toothed densely-felted, silvery silky hairy leaves, carry numerous blue-grey bells, hairy outside, which open in small loose clusters in late summer. Rather like a diminutive Campanula cashmiriana, this is a very uncommon and lovely high alpine from Pakistan to Bhutan, and in the Himalaya where it occurs on stony slopes and ledges at 3000-4700m. This is an ideal alpine house plant and perfect for exhibiting. ... Learn More

This delicate little plant forms a small basal rosette of narrow, hairy leaves, with arching spires of blue bells which also are hairy inside (hence the origin of the Latin name). This plant is usually a short-lived perennial but generally self-seeds to make attractive drifts on a scree or rockery. ... Learn More

From low, spreading clumps of smooth, shiny, toothed foliage (resembling birch leaves hence its latin name!) hang numerous pendant white bells, which sometimes have a slight shade of pink, the edges of the flowers having long hairs, somewhat like those of the bearded bellflower. From Armenia, this gem for the connoisseur is delightful in gritty fertile soil or hanging over the edge of a trough or in a crevice on the rock garden. It is different from almost all others but is an easy plant to grow ... Learn More

This sumptuous clump-forming perennial has ovate leaves and erect stems bearing very large, nodding, narrowly bell-shaped, pale grey-mauve flowers . This unusual hybrid is actually a cross between C. punctata and C. latifolia, the offspring more closely resembling the former. It makes a superb addition to the front of a perennial border. RHS AGM winner. ... Learn More

A very old favourite for the rock garden, or even the front of the border or in a container, this plant produces a succession of wide-open, upwards-facing, blue cup-shaped flowers from July to September. ... Learn More

One of the most handsome bell-flowers, this large plant is easily recognizable by its dense, blue-flowered umbel, similar to, but bigger than that of its close relative, the "Clustered bellflower"(C. glomerata). Although it is usually short-lived, it keeps going easily from year to year as it produces enormous quantities of seed, one plant producing up to 20–30,000 seeds. The flowers are especially attractive to bees. ... Learn More

This rare, low-growing rock plant from Turkey with large, beautifully-shaped white flowers in midsummer, is an an amazing alpine plant that grows in narrow vertical rock crevices in Turkey. It forms small tufts of grey, toothed leaves and bears disproportionately-large, open-faced, creamy-white bells that pop open from huge ribbed pink buds. This fabulous species is not too difficult to grow if provided with sharp drainage and winter cover, or is grown in an alpine house as a show plant. Jim and Jenny Archibald collected many campanula species, and it was they who introduced the famous white bellflower Campanula troegerae, from the area close to the river Choruh near Yusufeli. And it was they who were probably the first collectors offering seed of Campanula choruhensis, which was initially listed as C. troegerae, as C. choruhensis was as yet unknown to science! Very few seeds. ... Learn More

A superb collection of all of the campanulas we grow, all colours, from small to very big. And in addition, several species and varieties sent to us by keen growers, that either we or they could not name. Pot luck, no names but a good packetfull!! ... Learn More

A bumper bonus bargain packet of all of the upright forms in our gardens, including some rarities we do not list. You can start your own nursery with this lot! ... Learn More

Short spires of cream-coloured bells open on this tiny lime-lover from the Caucasus. With its compact rosette of rough foliage it is an ideal, bone-hardy, short, clumping species for the alpine trough or rock garden. ... Learn More

This easily-grown native wild flower bears closely-packed clusters of bright blue-purple, funnel-shaped flowers, all summer long from May through to September. It is ideal whether on a rockery or at the front of the border. ... Learn More

This plant, a finer, daintier version of C. glomerata, will form a low patch of large green leaves, with clusters of showy deep-purple funnel-shaped flowers in early summer. It is excellent for either edging or in a large rock garden and is ideal for tubs and mixed containers. ... Learn More