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Snow MaidenSnow Maiden Posts: 862
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Hi everyone , I'm new to the forum and also to proper gardening so will be seeking your expert advice a lot!  I have been given a pot of campanula 'blue bloomers' , would this be OK to re-pot into a container and also is it hardy enough to remain outside during the winter? Thanks

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,136

    Hi Flowers in the rain and welcome image

    Your plant is a hardy perennial, so it will die down over the winter and reappear and flower again next year. 

    It can go in a container, but I think it will be happier in a border, if you have room.

    Some info about it here:

    http://www.bluebellcottage.co.uk/plants/CAM154-Campanula-persicifolia-Blue-Bloomers

     


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066

    Hi welcome to the forum.  The campanula is a hardy perennial so should be fine outdoors all year.  If its like all the other campanulas I know then it will disappear underground for the winter and reemerge in the spring.  Regarding the container aspect, I have quite a few varieties but they are all in the ground and I have never grown one in a container but I'm sure someone will come along and give you advice on this.

    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066

    Ooh looks like I crossed with a few other, glad to see our advice is the same.

    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,136

    Phew!  That's always a relief Yviestevie image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Snow MaidenSnow Maiden Posts: 862

    Thanks for all of your replies, its seems that the best place for it is in the ground and so that has been added to my 'to do' list for tomorrow. Thankyou for the info link Dovefromabove

  • Snow MaidenSnow Maiden Posts: 862

    Just been thinking about my ' blue bloomers' image....could I split the plant into two, or is it the wrong time of year to do this, thanks again 

  • Snow MaidenSnow Maiden Posts: 862

      Bumping up- any advise on offer?

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    They always look better in big clumps so I would wait until the plant is about 2ft diameter, then they are very easy to pull rossette type bits off the side. They grow very quickly and by next summer/autumn you can start thinning it out and transplanting.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Snow MaidenSnow Maiden Posts: 862

    OK thanks , I will leave it to grow for a couple of years then 

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