Perennial flowers similar to red bells. Campanula, or bell, in floriculture: from choosing a species to care rules. Optimal conditions for growing bells in open ground

All bells have a varied appearance and grow in central Russia and in the south of its country. Flowers tolerate heat, low temperatures and various diseases well. A description of the best varieties and brief information about the homeland of growth are given below.

In the modern world there are many bells that are grown in garden conditions and delight the gardener with their flowers. Now let's look in more detail at the varieties of this plant.

Peach leaf ( Campanula Persicifolia)

This non-perennial variety lives only 2-3 years, after which it dies. It is called Peachleaf because of its leaf blades that resemble peach leaves. The height of the bush is 100 cm. Flowering continues all summer long if drying shoots are pruned in a timely manner. Flowers have different shades:

• Blue;
• Purple-blue;
• White double flowers.

The seed pods ripen at the end of August. Prefers sunny places.

If groundwater lies close to the soil surface in the garden, then there is a need for a drainage pad made of fine gravel 10 cm high.

Field or Meadow

Field bells are found, as the name suggests, in the wild in the fields and meadows of our country. Bush is not very tall, 40 cm. The flowering of the meadow plant lasts throughout June with lilac flowers.

Perennial varieties

All varieties are perennial. And therefore, when choosing a place for them in the garden, you should take this into account.

Garden

There is no separate species of Garden flower, but any wild or varietal flower can grow in the garden.

Roundleaf (Campanula rotundifolia)

The plant is tall and grows to a height of 60 cm. The leaf blades die off during flowering. Blue flowers bloom in June. This type of Bluebell is considered medicinal.

Spreading (Campanula patula)

The Caucasus Mountains are considered the birthplace of this plant. This is a two-year-old plant with a herbaceous straight stem, highly branched, due to which it grows as a very spreading bush. The leaf blades are arranged spirally on the stem, have an oblong shape, pointed towards the end of the plate.

The flowers are collected in a panicle and have a lilac color and, depending on the soil and lighting, sometimes acquire a light purple tint. Each individual flower is shaped like a funnel consisting of five equal parts. Flowering begins in early June and lasts all summer. It easily propagates by self-sowing, but if there is a desire to collect seeds, then you need to catch the moment of their maturation and shake them out of the flower.

Crowded (Campanula glomerata)

The tall plant has a straight, slightly pubescent stem. The leaf blades change as they grow; young ones have the shape of a pointed heart. In an adult plant, in the second year of its life, egg-like leaf plates grow up to 7 cm long and 3 cm wide..

Most flowers are bright blue in color and have a standard bell shape.

The plant is winter-hardy and easily tolerates winters in Russia.

The plant does not tolerate seasonally prolonged rains, and as a result, it is watered only during times of prolonged drought.

Flowering lasts only one month, but if you cut flowers into bouquets, flowering continues throughout the summer.

Altai (Campanula altaika)

A perennial only 25 cm high, the leaf blades are elongated and green. Small blue bells. Flowering occurs at the end of June and lasts about a month.

Siberian (Campanula sibirika)

The plant is not tall up to 20 cm. With green leaves and lilac bells. Flowering lasts all summer and September.

Bolognese (Campanula bononiensis)

It has healing properties; the stem, up to 70 cm high, is crowned with pink bells. The leaves at the bottom are rounded; the leaves at the top are straight and narrow.. Flowering lasts throughout June.

Rapunculoides (Campanula rapunculoides)

Long stems can grow up to a meter in height. The flower arrow is long and all dotted with blue, pink and white bells. This variety blooms all summer.

Broadleaf (Campanula latifolia)

This tall plant grows up to 130 cm and has tight stems. The lower leaf blades have a rounded shape with small teeth along the edge of the plate. The upper leaves are elongated with a pointed end. Flowers grow from the axils of the upper leaves and are up to 4 cm long.. The flower brush itself is 20 cm high. The flowering of the species lasts two months, starting in early July. Depending on the variety, the flowers are:

• Violet;
• Lilac.

Loves the lacy shade of trees and does not tolerate stagnant moisture.

Nettle leaf (Campanula trachelium)

This perennial has a bush height of 55 cm. The leaf blades are similar to nettle leaves, which is why it got its name. Its flowers come in both double and simple forms.. Flowering occurs all summer. It reproduces poorly when dividing the mother bush and has strong frost-resistant qualities.

It reproduces almost exclusively by seed.

Rough-haired Deer (Campanula cervicaria)

It is also popularly called St. John's wort. The plant grows to a height of one meter and has stiff stems. The foliage is gray-green, the lower leaf blades are more rounded than the upper ones. It blooms with small blue bells in May and June.

Growing

This plant can easily be grown on Moorish lawns and garden beds, as it does not cause any trouble in caring for itself.

Planting in open ground

When choosing places in the open ground, you need to choose a place where there will be a lacy shadow of a tree and there is no stagnation of water. Seedlings are planted in early May or June when the threat of return of frost has passed.. There should be plenty of space since bluebell bushes usually grow well.

Bluebell grows well on eastern slopes.

If there is poor soil in the area, add a handful of humus to each hole. A seedling is placed in the center of the hole and earth is poured around it and compacted with hands.

After planting, water the seedlings well.

Care

Any variety of bells responds poorly to increased watering, as this can lead to rotting of the plant's root system. The lighting can be quite sunny, but bells also tolerate light partial shade from trees..

Fertilize the plant annually in April with mullein infusion or any nitrogen fertilizer.

Apply all fertilizing to moist soil.

Reproduction

The easiest way to propagate bells of any variety is using seeds.

Seed propagation in spring

In early March, seeds are planted in containers with bottom drainage holes to drain water. Soil is purchased for seedlings or made up yourself, taking in equal proportions:

• Sod land;
• Leaf soil;
• Peat;
• Sand.

The seeds are watered and covered with glass or a transparent bag to improve seed germination. When most of the seeds show their noses from the ground, the cover is removed, placed in a brighter place, but without direct sunlight, so that the tender seedlings do not burn. Further care consists of timely watering and rotating the seedlings relative to the sun.

Maintain good lighting and moderate humidity, otherwise the blackleg disease may appear.

Seed propagation in open ground

Seeds are sown in early November or spring in May in previously prepared soil. There is no need to soak the seeds; they are mixed with sand and poured evenly onto the ground. The first shoots appear after 15 days. Further care is carried out with the help of watering and timely weeding.

If the weather is cold in the spring in May, the bellflower crops are covered with any shelter.

Dividing the bush

This breeding is carried out at the end of May or at the beginning of September, when the intense heat subsides. The old mother bush is dug up and divided with the tip of a shovel so that each part contains growing points and a root system. Then they are planted in prepared holes with the addition of nitrogen fertilizer and well watered. After all the manipulations, the soil around the seedling is compacted by hand and mulched with straw.

Carry out the entire procedure of dividing the bush quickly so that the fibrous root system of the plant does not dry out.

Homeland and where it grows now

The homeland is considered to be areas with a temperate climate. At the moment he can be found:

• In Siberia;
• In the Caucasus;
• In Asia;
• In Ukraine.

Prefers to grow on rocky surfaces and mountain slopes. Digitalis

Growing in the garden and in natural conditions

In the garden Bluebell of any variety receives more care than the wild variety, and therefore its flowers can be larger and brighter when grown in garden conditions. Also, the flowering time of the Garden Bluebell is a month longer.

History and cultural use

This plant began to be cultivated in gardening in the 16th century. At first, wild species were planted in the garden, but eventually, botanists developed plants that were more decorative than their wild relatives.

At the moment, it is planted very often, decorating various landscape compositions with it. Blooming bells look very cute, but this is not the only advantage of flowers. It looks very beautiful planted as part of the Moorish lawn.

The bell amazes with its large number of varieties with which you can decorate your garden. And at the same time, it requires absolutely no complicated care.

Flower bell (CAMPANULA) belongs to the bellflower family. These flowers are very popular in gardening, but they require compliance with a number of conditions when growing. The name of the plant comes from the Latin word “campana”, which means “bell” and is explained by the shape of the corolla. The flower is popularly called bird's-eye, chebotka, zvonochek or chenille.

These flowering plants have been grown in gardens for hundreds of years. They are loved all over the world, also due to their species diversity. Thus, botanists count about 300 species of bluebell flowers, and 100 of them are cultivated.

By appearance, all types and varieties of bells can be divided into two groups: tall ones, mainly associated by their origin with meadows and forest clearings, and low-growing ones - plants of rocks and screes. But they all bloom profusely from June to August and bear fruit well.

Types and varieties of garden bell flowers (with photos)

Tall varieties of garden bells include plants that form bushes above 40 cm:

Campanula nettlefolia (C. trachelium)- height 40-80 cm, flowers white, blue-violet, collected in a raceme, plants of deciduous forests of Eurasia.

Campanula lactiflora (C. lactiflora)- height 80-120 cm, flowers white, lilac, purple, collected in a wide pyramidal inflorescence with up to 100 flowers, plants of the subalpine meadows of the Caucasus.

Bellflower peach(C. persicifolia)- height 70-90 cm, flowers broadly bell-shaped, white, blue, sometimes double, collected in a sparse raceme, grows on sandy soils in the pine forests of Eurasia, young plant.

Bluebell crowded (C. glomerata)- has tall (up to 100 cm) and short (20-30 cm) forms, flowers are white, blue or dark purple, collected in a multi-tiered inflorescence. Widely distributed in meadows, forest clearings and steppes of Eurasia, undemanding in cultivation.

Campanula latifolia (C. latifolia)- height 100-150 cm, large flowers (up to 6 cm long) in a long raceme-like inflorescence, grows in the alpine meadows of the Caucasus, Altai, and Europe.

As you can see in the photo, bell flowers can have double inflorescences of white, blue, lilac colors:

Low growing varieties:

Carpathian (C. carpatica)- flowers are white and blue.

Gargansky (C. garganica)- 10-15 cm tall, grows in compact “cushions”, flowers are star-shaped, grey-blue, plant of the limestone rocks of the Mediterranean.

spoonleaf(C. cochleariifolia = C. pusilla)- forms creeping thickets 5-12 cm high, flowers are small, drooping, in loose inflorescence, white or violet-blue, grows on calcareous rocks of Europe.

Pozharsky's bell(C. poscharskyana)- forms cushion-shaped bushes 15-20 cm high, flowers are wide-open, star-shaped, lavender in color, grows on the limestone rocks of Southern Europe.

Portenschlag's bell (C. portenschlagiana)- low (5-10 cm) bush with bluish-purple bells, plant of the rocks of Europe.

Bell dotted(C. punctata)– 20-25 cm high, bushes with a sparse cluster of pink flowers with dark dots inside, grows in sparse mountain forests of the Far East.

Planting, care and propagation of bells

All tall bells prefer sunny (but can also grow in partial shade) areas with fertile, moderately moist garden soils. When growing low-growing varieties of bellflowers (except for the point variety), you need to create conditions for them with plenty of heat and light, and provide well-drained, rocky (preferably calcareous) soils. If there is excess moisture, the plants damp out and fall out.

Bells are propagated by seeds (sowing in spring) or by dividing the bush (in spring and late summer) and root cuttings (young shoots in May). Planting density: high - 5 pcs. per 1 m2, low - 12 pcs.

For planting and caring for tall varieties of bells, choose mixed flower beds or mixborders. Many plants are suitable for cutting. Low-growing types of flowers are an excellent decoration for sunny rockeries. Excellent plants for the border - crowded and Carpathian bells.

I associate this amazing plant with my childhood. We often collected bouquets of bells. Therefore, I really wanted to plant several varieties in my flower garden and now in the summer I admire these delicate flowers.

Campanula - (lat. Campanula) - a plant of the Campanula family. The name itself comes as a diminutive from the Italian campana - bell.

It was given because of its characteristic shape, reminiscent of an elongated bowl, really similar to a dome. In Russia, this name has also stuck, as well as several “folk” ones: bell, chenille, chebotok.

The habitats of the perennial bell in nature are meadows, steppes, forest edges, even rocky areas. Basically, these are territories with a temperate climate: all of Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine and even some territories of North America.

In total, scientists have identified about 400 species of this plant (as of 2016 - 440), in central Russia - only 15, and throughout the country and including neighboring ones - about 150 species.

Bluebell is a perennial, less often annual, herb with whole alternate leaf blades on the stem. The corolla is elongated, reminiscent of a glass, and the color ranges from blue to lilac. There are also white and purple inflorescences.

Sometimes there is one flower on the stem, but mostly these are inflorescences - brush-shaped panicles. The seeds ripen in flowers in a kind of box, with slots in the amount of 4 to 6 pieces.

In some species, the flower bowl is tubular, with five petals pointed upward; there are large bells. The leaves of some varieties are round at the base of the stem, and have lance-shaped, pointed leaves on the trunk.

Flowering of bells usually begins in the first half of May and continues until mid-July, from two weeks to one and a half months. In some varieties, active color begins in late summer and ends in September. There are varieties that delight with multi-colored “tassels” for up to 90 days.

This plant has been gaining popularity lately among gardeners who love wildflowers and the style of a meadow flowerbed. Therefore, breeders even breed hybrids with double inflorescences.

Classification and main types

All bells are divided into two basic categories based on their growth period.

• Perennial.
• Annuals.

The most planted are those that bloom for more than one year, much less than annual ones. Since all these plants can live in different places and, accordingly, the conditions for caring for them differ, there is another classification:

• Field.
• Forest.
• Mountain.

These flowers are also divided into groups according to the height of the bushes:

• Miniature (stem length up to 10 - 20 cm).
• Medium (20 - 40).
• Tall (the stem extends upward from 40 cm).

These classifications are based on where they grow in the natural environment and on the external differences of the bells. Let's look at the most common types and varieties of these beautiful delicate flowers.

Annual species

They are most often comfortable in the southern regions, but in the middle zone they grow much less frequently. These species are not as popular among gardeners as perennials, but there are very spectacular ones among them:

Average

Flowering begins in June and continues until September and comes in white, pink, blue, and blue shades. Sometimes the flower shape is double, and the height of the variety is about 1 meter.

Kashmiri

The bush of bells is very short - no more than 10 - 12 cm. The flowering of this variety is lilac-blue, numerous, but small in size.

Long-columnar

This plant belongs to varieties that creep and are endowed with a large number of shoots. The flowers are up to 4 cm in circumference, quite large, purple in color. If pruning is done in time, the bush may bloom a second time.

Also classified as annual plants is the dichotomous (forked) bell, which grows only up to 20 cm. The flowering is very abundant, pinkish-lilac in color.

Caring for annuals is the same as for perennial flowers. It is advisable to add sand and peat to the soil, since the bluebell does not really like heavy compositions. Also, it does not like soil that is too wet and soggy. Propagated by seed. Nitrogen fertilizers are recommended as top dressing.

Perennial bluebells

They are the most common and popular. Let's look at some varieties that are planted most often.

Campanula nettlefolia

This plant is tall - the stem length is about one meter. It is easy to care for and tolerates frost well. The root system has a branched structure, and the trunk is ribbed in structure, has small villi, rigid in structure.

The petioles are short, the leaf blades are triangular or oval in shape. The flowers are located in a number of several pieces in the axils of the leaf blades in the upper part of the stem. The structure of the inflorescence is not dense, length - 40 - 50 cm. The flowers are fluffy, often purple, sometimes snow-white.

Roundleaf bellflower

The name of this perennial plant is given because of the rounded shape of the basal leaves collected in a rosette. This variety is low - from 40 to 60 cm. Distributed in central Russia, Siberia and the Caucasus.

The bell has one or more shoots. The root is creeping and branched. The leaves near the root dry out and fall off early, but those on the stem remain deep green for a long time.

Inflorescences - panicles have many small blue flowers, located in the upper part of the shoots. The most popular varieties are: arctic, garden, velvety.

Spot

It has a small height - only up to 25 cm. Interesting elongated shape of the petals, a glass-shaped inflorescence with burgundy specks on a white and pink background. The pedicels are elongated, large, pubescent, the inflorescences are lowered down.

Thanks to their noble color and elongated shape, they are much loved by gardeners. They look original against the background of other garden and ornamental plants.

Spiral-leaved (spoon-leaved)

Belongs to the low-growing species. Homeland - Alps and Carpathians. The inflorescences consist of small, 1 cm in diameter, blue, blue or white flowers, drooping in shape. The shoots are creeping, the bush is spreading. Main varieties: Loder, Alba, Miss Wilmott.

broadleaf

Refers to the tall types of bell. The stem is more than 100 cm, straight and strong. Leaves with pointed tips are 12 cm long and 6 cm wide. The inflorescences are large, axillary, the raceme is narrow, reminiscent of a spikelet.

Flowers are medium in size - up to 6 cm. Funnel-shaped, blooms from June to August. Famous varieties: Alba, Bruntwood, Maranta.

Landing rules

The bell is not at all capricious, but there are still a number of rules that must be followed when planting. Then this plant will delight you with its delicate inflorescences all season long.

1. The landing site should be spacious and sunny. The plant does not like excess moisture and nearby groundwater. To prevent the root system from freezing, there should be no stagnation of moisture near it.
2. The soil for planting should be light, loamy is allowed. You can dilute it with humus, sand, if heavy, poor soil is fed with turf soil.
3. Before planting plants, it is recommended to dig up the soil well, it is advisable to add superphosphate and manure that has been rotted. There is no need to mix peat into the soil to avoid fungal diseases. Fresh manure is also not introduced. This is a fairly aggressive feeding for bluebells.
4. The composition of the soil recommended for planting is neutral or slightly alkaline; if there is acidity, then you need to add a little wood ash.
5. In an open place, under the scorching rays of the sun, without at least brief partial shade, the bells quickly fade.

So, choosing a place to plant is not difficult, you just need to follow some simple rules. The main thing is that you do not choose a swampy and damp area for planting.

Caring for bluebells

It is advisable not to water the bushes very often to avoid excess moisture. During the growth period, before flowering, you can fertilize the bells with nitrogen. It is useful to sprinkle the soil with wood ash, which will protect the plant from various diseases.

Mineral fertilizers are applied before the bushes budding. They should not be too concentrated. Also, the soil near the stem needs to be loosened and weeded, because bluebells do not really accept the dominance of weeds and the heavy, overly compacted soil structure.

You should also carefully remove dried flowers so as not to give them nutrients. Then the bell will bloom much longer. When the seed pods become dark brown in color, they are cut off.

Bells are propagated by seeds from those very boxes. The process takes place in the spring. Dividing the bush is also one of the types of propagation, carried out in spring and August.

In May, root shoots are used for planting adult plants. For one square meter, tall bells are distributed in the amount of 5 pieces, medium and small - 12 pieces.

Bells can be planted along garden paths, in a group with other garden and ornamental plants in flower beds and mixborders.

The name “bell” (Campanula) unites a huge group of herbaceous plants of the Campanulaceae family, which includes more than 350 species, and most of them are often found in Russia. The culture can grow in forest and mountainous areas, on the banks of reservoirs and in the steppe. It is distributed throughout the European part of the continent, and flowers similar to bells can also be found in North America.

Garden and indoor flowers that look like bells can be biennial or perennial, depending on the species. Representatives of this group differ in stem height, petal shade and inflorescence diameter. Below are photos and names of the most common plants with characteristic bell-shaped flowers.

These perennial plants from the Campanaceae family are often called “big bells” because of their large flowers.

The culture can be recognized by whorled leaves of elliptical, lanceolate or oblong shape. The stems of adenophora are thick and the roots are radish-like. The inflorescences are paniculate or racemose, the petals are purple or blue.

In nature, there are about 6 dozen varieties of adenophora, most of which are excellent honey plants. They can grow in any soil and multiply quickly. The flowering period of this crop occurs in mid-July.

This herbaceous perennial has an impressive branched rhizome, making it difficult to transplant. Aquilegia stems reach a height of 50 to 80 cm, and at the base of the culture there is a dense rosette of dark green leaves with a waxy coating. Their length reaches 5 cm, and width - 2-3 cm.

The buds on this crop appear early and bloom in early June. It is noteworthy that each flower lives for about 6-8 days, then it fades and is replaced by another.

Depending on the variety, the color of the petals can be white, yellow, pink, purple, crimson, blue and dark purple. At the end of the flowering period, fruits with small black seeds are formed on the aquilegia. When properly stored, planting material remains viable for 1-2 years.

Attention! The seeds of this crop are extremely poisonous, so personal precautions should be taken when working with them.

This plant is often called "angel's trumpets". This is due to the fact that it grows incredibly quickly, and the flowers of this crop can increase by 3-4 cm in 24 hours, and if the growing conditions are more than favorable, then even by 6-7 cm.

Brugmansia is a large and lushly flowering tree-like shrub that reaches 5 m in height. Its flowers are incredibly attractive. These are huge bells, up to 20 cm in diameter and up to 50 cm in length.

The buds of the culture have a persistent characteristic aroma, which is especially intensified at night. The color of the petals can be pink, orange, peach, yellow, cream and even greenish.

Galanthus or snowdrop is a bulbous perennial from the Amaryllis family. The plant is distributed in Europe, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Asia Minor, Azerbaijan and the North Caucasus. In the wild, galanthus grow on forest edges, meadows and along river banks.

This crop with grayish-green leaves reaches a height of up to 10 cm, and fragile white flowers appear very early, in late February or early March.

At the end of the flowering period, a fruit is formed on the bush in the form of a large fleshy capsule, which contains spherical seeds.

For your information. In many areas, galanthus are on the verge of extinction and are listed in the Red Book of Russia.

Hyacinthoides are bulbous perennials that belong to early flowering plants. There are other names: “Spanish scilla”, “Spanish endymion”, “Spanish scilla” and “wild hyacinth”.

This is an unpretentious crop that can often be found in flower beds and garden plots. The plant has basal leaves 20-30 cm long and a single peduncle reaching a height of up to 30 cm.

Hyacinth may have lilac, white, pink, blue or blue bell-shaped flowers 1.5-2 cm in diameter. The crop blooms at the end of May or beginning of June, and this period lasts up to 20 days.

This name unites approximately 400 varieties of annual and perennial herbaceous plants. They are distributed on all continents of the planet, with the exception of Africa and Antarctica.

Gentian has strong stems, basal leaves collected in a rosette and a few single flowers. The length of the plant, depending on the variety, can reach from 20 to 150 cm.

The color of the petals is blue, blue, yellow or white. The flowering period occurs at different times, for some species it is spring, for others it is summer or autumn. When the flowers dry out and fall off, the fruit appears in the form of a single-cavity capsule, inside of which there are small seeds.

This plant from the nightshade family is considered very poisonous and has other names: “crazy grass”, “moon flower”, “drunk cucumber” and “henbane”. Sometimes people call it “datura grass.”

The height of this crop can reach 150 cm. Datura has a thick stem, huge leaves and a long white taproot.

The flowers of the plant are large and very fragrant. The color of the petals is most often white, but you can also find purple flowers that resemble a lily in shape.

The plant blooms in July, and this period lasts until the end of September. As a rule, Datura buds bloom only in the evening, and when they fade, a fruit is formed, which is a box of 4 sections, covered with small spines. It can contain up to 800 grains.

This heat-loving plant, originally from the tropics, has 9 varieties. However, only one subspecies is the most popular among flower growers, which is called “creeping kobeya” or “monastery bells”.

The culture is characterized by long stems, their dimensions reach 7 meters. They contain feathery leaves, and the tops of the branches are crowned with tenacious tendrils, through which kobeya can grow, clinging to any base.

The plant blooms with large bells up to 9 cm in size. They have a spicy musky aroma, and when wilting occurs, a leathery capsule containing small round seeds is formed in their place.

The name of this plant comes from the Greek words “codon” (“bell”) and “opsis” (“similar”) due to the special shape of the corolla with flowers.

This crop has a hard, fleshy root that has a round or elongated shape. The stems can be different; climbing ones are more common, but there are also erect ones. The leaves are arranged alternately, have an oval shape and vary in width, depending on the variety.

The flowers are solitary, drooping and bell-shaped, located at the top of the stem. They can be colored in different shades, from whitish-green to blue and have a very unattractive odor.

Flowers appear in June and fade in mid-August. After this, a fruit is formed on the plant - a box with elongated round seeds.

In nature, this plant is a perennial, but in temperate climates it is cultivated as an annual.

Lobelias are generally low-growing and highly branched, have densely leafy shoots and small flowers that abundantly cover the bush. The height of the crop ranges from 15 to 25 cm, and lobelias can be spherical or creeping.

The dimensions of the pointed leaves are 3-6 cm long and 1-1.5 cm wide. The flowers are small, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, solitary, located on a short peduncle. The color of the petals is most often blue or blue, but you can find varieties with white, pink or purple flowers. There is also a two-color variety - blue with a white “eye”.

On a note. Lobelia can grow not only in flower beds, but also in pots as an indoor flower.

This is a biennial or perennial herbaceous plant from the Plantain family. Foxglove has a rigid, unbranched stem up to 1.5 m high and lanceolate leaves arranged alternately.

The flowers of this plant are irregular in shape and can be yellow, purple or reddish. They are collected in apical racemose inflorescences. The flowering period of foxglove occurs in June or August, after which the fruit appears in the form of a capsule with brown seeds.

Planting material remains viable for up to 3 years. When working with foxglove, precautions should be taken as it is highly poisonous.

Ostrovskya is a non-poisonous perennial, reaching 100-120 cm in height. It has large white bell-shaped flowers that appear as early as June.

This culture is actively used in landscape design. It prefers to grow on slurry or loamy soils with moderate humidity and normal acidity, and is best placed in the sun.

The peculiarity of Ostrovskaya is that it does not tolerate cold weather at all, and in winter it is better to move it into a container with soil and cover it indoors.

There are more than 10 varieties of this plant, most of which are actively used in landscape design. This culture attracts attention with the incredible beauty of its leaves and inflorescences.

Fritillaries belong to the bulbous plants of the Liliaceae family and have elongated leaves with a glossy surface, painted in an emerald green hue. In some varieties they are arranged in two rows.

Fritillary flowers are arranged in groups of 5-7 pieces. The color of the petals can be yellow, white, cream, pink, bright orange or red. Their size varies depending on the variety.

With regular moderate watering, the flowering period of hazel grouse lasts 40-50 days, while the first buds appear in mid-June.

There are about 10 species of this perennial crop, which are distributed in Northern Iran, the Mediterranean and the Caucasus. Symphiandra, despite its attractive appearance, is not very well known among gardeners and prefers rocky soil.

It can be recognized by its smooth stems, which bear a small amount of foliage. The flowers are large hanging bells, collected in spherical or paniculate inflorescences. The petals are usually white or blue.

Cyananthus are perennial herbaceous plants from the Campanula family. The culture is most widespread in the tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

There are about 10 species of this plant. It is a low bush up to 10 cm high with an underdeveloped root having a rod-like shape. The leaves of cyananthus are very small in size and densely arranged. The flowers are also small, light blue in color and appear in mid-summer.

Cyananthus is not capricious and can grow both in the sun and in the shade. When cultivating this plant, you need to know that waterlogging and stagnation of water are contraindicated. In addition, the crop does not tolerate cold well and should be removed indoors for the winter.

Broadbell or Platycodon

The second name of this culture comes from the Greek words “platys” (“wide”) and “kodon” (“bell”), which corresponds to the shape of the flowers. There is only one species of this plant, which has become widespread in regions such as Eastern Siberia, the Far East, northeastern China, Korea and Japan.

It is a perennial with fleshy rhizomes, reaching a height of up to 60 cm. The stems of the plant are straight and thin, with narrow, elongated leaves with fine-toothed edges densely located on them. Broadbell flowers are large, up to 8 cm in diameter and have white, blue or dark purple petals. They are collected in paniculate inflorescences and appear in mid-July.

At the end of the flowering period, a fruit is formed in the form of an egg-shaped capsule with flat and shiny seeds, of which there can be up to 800 pieces.

For normal development, the broad bell requires dry, loose soil enriched with nutrients. The culture prefers open sunny meadows, but can also grow in partial shade. The main thing is to avoid stagnation of water and waterlogging of the roots.

From this article you learned the names of common types of flowers that look like bells. But before you decorate your yard with any of the listed plant varieties, you should carefully study the rules for planting the chosen crop and the principles of caring for it.

The genus Campanula, part of the Campanaceae family, includes more than 350 species. In terms of flowering time, most of them are summer flowering. The color palette is varied, with a predominance of blue, cyan and violet shades. The height of representatives of the genus ranges from several centimeters to one and a half meters. Bluebells can be divided into three large groups, based on their natural habitats: forest, meadow and mountain.

Forest bells grow beautifully under trees. There are few such species, unlike sun-loving ones. For owners of forest plots who want to improve their territory, this is simply a godsend. The most interesting shade-loving and shade-tolerant species include:

Nettle-leaved bellflower (photo 1) is a shade-loving plant, about 1 m high. The name corresponds to the shape of the leaves. The flowers are large (about 4 cm), broadly bell-shaped, in racemose inflorescences. There are varieties with double-shaped flowers. June-July is flowering time.

The broadleaf bellflower (photo 2) is also shade-loving, about 1.5 m high with straight leafy stems. Basal leaves in a rosette. Flowers are solitary. Color varies from white to dark blue. July is the peak of flowering.

The peach-leaf bell (photo 3) is shade-tolerant. The height of straight stems often exceeds 1 m. The flowers are blue, in racemes. Various garden forms have been developed. Blooms from June to autumn.

The crowded bell (photo 4) is also shade-tolerant. Height up to 0.8 m. Unpretentious. The flowers are bright blue, in large spherical inflorescences. Blooms all summer. Also has garden forms with double flowers.

There are many meadow species. They require sunny areas similar to natural ones. The most interesting:

Crimean bellflower is endemic to Crimea (photo 5). Height from 15 cm to 50. Stems are straight, thick. The flowers are purple in loose inflorescences, on long stalks.

The medium bell (photo 6) is the most popular type. The bush forms a pyramidal shape, less than 1 m in height. Among its varieties there are forms with pink flowers. The “Cup and Saucer” variety is very decorative with flowers associated with a tea pair (cup and saucer).

Mountain bells are more in demand in culture, because... rock gardens and rock gardens have been popular for a long time. In nature, these species live in the alpine mountain belt, mainly on rocky and gravelly slopes. Conventionally, they can be divided into rocky and meadow. The most decorative of this group are:

Scheichzer's bell (photo 7) grows in alpine meadows. It is a rhizomatous perennial up to 30 cm tall. The stems are erect, ending in one or more light purple flowers. Blooms almost all summer.

The thyrsus bell (photo 8) belongs to the meadow species. Biennial up to 50 cm high. The stem is straight, thickened. The leaves are broad-linear, pubescent, forming a rosette. The flowers are cream or yellowish in color and form a dense spike-shaped inflorescence. Flowering occurs in mid-summer.

Birch-leaved bellflower (photo 9) grows in rock cracks. Its buds are reddish, and the opened flowers are snow-white. Plant height is up to 15 cm. It blooms at the end of May, flowering lasts more than a month.

Gargan bell (photo 10) belongs to the rocky species. Forms a neat bush. The height does not exceed 15 cm. Star-shaped flowers of a blue hue open in early summer. Can be grown in light shade.

All types of bells are good in their own way and should be planted on the site. By the way, many good beliefs are associated with these plants.