2nd Year Maturity. Cup and Saucer Mix seeds grow one of the most unique and internationally classic blooms available to the home gardener. Boasting famous "cup-shaped" blooms, campanula is a floral shop favorite for its dense and elegant spikes in a seasonal pastel mix of pinks, violets, white, and indigo. Campanula is native to cooler, high altitude climates and promises to thrive in many temperate and shaded gardens. Cup and Saucer Mix campanula matures into robust 24 – 30” tall bushy uprights ideal for indoor pots, rock gardens, or left to naturalize in rustic and woodland clearings. 1000 seeds.
Growing Cup and Saucer Mixture Campanula Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Campanula medium
- Other Names: Canterbury Bells, Bell Flower
- Seed Type: Biennial
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Campanula is grown just as popularly outdoors as it is indoors. To grow Cup and Saucer Mix campanula seeds as an annual, begin seeds indoors 8 – 10 weeks prior to the final frost. But to plant as a biennial, sow seeds directly outside late into the spring for blooming early next year. Campanula seeds will germinate in 14 – 21 days with full lighting.
- Days to Maturity: 2nd Year Maturity
- Hardiness Zone: 3 – 9
- Planting Depth: Lightly press 3 – 4 seeds into soil
- Plant Spacing: 12"
- Growth Habit: 24 – 30" tall bushy upright with a 9 – 15” spread of hardy stalks bursting with famously cup-shaped blooms
- Soil Preference: Average, evenly moist, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun – Partial shade
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Cup and Saucer Mix seeds are native to cooler, shaded, higher altitude climates, and will decline in the consistently hot summer months. Plants have no particular susceptibility to diseases, but do not overwater. Watch for slugs on outdoor grows and aphids on potted indoor plant.
- Color: A soft pastel mix of pinks, violets, white, and indigo
Campanula is grown just as popularly outdoors as it is indoors. To grow Cup and Saucer Mix campanula seeds as an annual, begin seeds indoors 8 – 10 weeks prior to the final frost. But to plant as a biennial, sow seeds directly outside late into the spring for blooming early next year. Campanula seeds will germinate in 14 – 21 days with full lighting. Lightly press 3 – 4 Cup and Saucer Mix campanula 12" apart in average, evenly moist, and well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Cup and Saucer Mix seeds are native to cooler, shaded, higher altitude climates, and will decline in the consistently hot summer months. Plants have no particular susceptibility to diseases, but do not overwater. Watch for slugs on outdoor grows and aphids on potted indoor plant. Cup and Saucer Mix seeds are biennials that mature in their 2nd year as 24 – 30" tall bushy uprights with a 9 – 15” spread of hardy stalks bursting with famously cup-shaped blooms.
Campanula medium, or otherwise known as Canterbury Bell, is native to the stony mile-high altitudes of southern Europe, but has since naturalized throughout the rest of Europe and North America in similar cool climates. The genus Campanula earns its name from the Latin word campana meaning "bell" in reference to its internationally famous bell-shaped blooms. Beekeepers will maintain campanula plants for a significantly sweeter honey batch.