Campanula × wockei 'Puck'

RHS Plant Profile

bellflower 'Puck'

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Synonyms

Campanula × wockei

Alpine Rockery Herbaceous Perennial

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A low-growing perennial, with a spreading habit and small, elliptic, serrated green leaves. Produces nodding, bell-shaped violet-coloured flowers from late spring to early summer

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

Up to 10 cm

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 2–5 years
Max Spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height: Up to 10 cm

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H4

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Campanulaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Matforming
Genus: Campanula may be annuals, herbaceous or evergreen perennials, with bell or star-shaped, often blue, flowers in late spring or summer
Name Status: Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Thrives in well-drained soil in sun or light, part-day shade. Protect from excess winter wet. Ideal for containers and rockeries

Propagation

Propagate by division or by basal softwood cuttings in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Cottage and informal garden
Gravel garden
Hanging Basket
Patio and container plants
Rock garden
Low Maintenance
Banks and slopes
Garden edging
Ground cover

Pruning

Trim back any dead stems in winter

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, slugs and snails, and to red spider mite when grown under glass

Diseases

May be susceptible to powdery mildews and rust diseases