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carpatica
30 x 30-60cm. Large up-facing blue-mauve flowers in summer.
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cochlearifolia
10 x 30cm. Masses of small mauve-blue thimble-flowers in summer. Thrives in crevices, screes, paving, etc. The creeping rhizomes can be a nuisance in the wrong spot! Grows happily and in a well-behaved manner in poor gritty soil in sun.
For sunny well-drained areas
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cochlearifolia v. alba
Similar to above, with white flowers
For sunny well-drained areas
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Covadonga
10-15cm. Lax stems bearing profuse, deep purple bell flowers in mid to late summer. Well-drained soil in sun.
For sunny well-drained areas
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Kent Belle
120cm. Clusters of large rich purple bells in mid-summer. Fertile, moisture-retentive soil in sun or part-shade. Cut back after flowering to encourage further flowers.
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latiloba
90cm. Evergreen rosettes. Sturdy spikes of blue-mauve flowers in summer.
Evergreen
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latiloba Alba
As above, with white flowers.
Evergreen
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latiloba Hidcote Amethyst
As above, with amethyst flowers.
Evergreen
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persicifolia
90cm. Evergreen rosettes. Wiry stems with blue-mauve cup-shaped flowers in summer.
Evergreen
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persicifolia alba
As above, with white flowers.
Evergreen
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persicifolia Hampstead White
70cm. Semi-double, cup-and-saucer, white flowers in summer. Sorry, none available this year.
Evergreen
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persicifolia var planiflora f. alba
20cm. Compact, dark green foliage, with stems of relatively large, outward-facing, white flowers in summer. Sun or part shade, in reasonably well-drained soil.
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portenschlagiana
15cm. Mound-forming perennial covered in blue-mauve flowers in summer. Cut back to prolong flowering. Spreads by runners, but these are easily removed. Does not need a fertile soil, and grows well in crevices in walls.
Evergreen
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poscharskyana Blue Waterfall
20cm. Carpeting, probably less invasive than C. portenschlagiana, with mauve-blue star flowers in summer. Cut back after flowering to encourage further flowers.
Evergreen
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poscharskyana EH Frost
As above, with ice blue flowers.
Evergreen
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punctata f. rubriflora Wine 'n' Rubies
60cm. Maroon-flushed leaves and stems, with dark plum-pink flowers. The punctata group are clump-forming, creeping perennials, with large bell-flowers borne in summer. They enjoy fertile, humus-rich soil in sun or part-shade, and can be invasive when well-suited! Cut back after flowering to encourage further flowers.
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punctata Nana Alba
20-25cm. Large white bells on a dwarf plant. Similar habit and conditions to above.
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rotundifolia (Harebell)
12-30cm. Dainty bells in varying shades of blue, and white. Can be naturalised in short turf. British native
British native or wildflower
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Sarastro
60-75cm. Large, rich purple bells, summer. Smaller version of Kent Belle. Spreads when happy.
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takesimana
50 x 100cm. Arching stems bearing large pendent bells, white flushed pink, and spotted maroon inside. Sun or part shade. Can be invasive on fertile soil.
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trachelium (Bats in the Belfry)
45-90 x 30cm. British native. Spikes of blue-mauve flowers, mid to late summer. Tolerant of drier soils in part shade.
British native or wildflower
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trachelium var alba
As above, with white flowers.
British native or wildflower
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