Campanula persicifolia 'Blue Bell'
Good Qualities:
Year 1:
None listed by respondents.
Year 2:
Excellent local sale at flower.
Problems:
Year 1:
No flowers yet (2); Plugs not vernalized.
Year 2:
Hard to ship - spoils easily in box B Must be picked tight - with only one bloom open; Very low flower production B May need a colder winter than we get here in Watsonville, CA.
Trial Data
Year 1
| Plants alive at end of summer (%) | Plants flowering (%) | Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating - Wholesale (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Retail (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Consumer (1) | Repeat Again Rating (1) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 65.8 | 13.3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 2
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating - Wholesale (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Retail (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Consumer (1) | Repeat Again Rating (2) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (2) | Average Spacing (in2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 67 | 4.0 | 24.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 0-7 | 0-36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1-4 | 4 |
(1) Data shown are from those respondents who harvested stems. Some respondents may not have harvested stems because they were too short. Flowering stems may be longer next year after plants are established. See comments section for more details.
(2) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Green Leaf Enterprises/Benary
2369 Old Philadelphia Pike
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-299-0300
FAX 717-299-7162
perennials@yoder.com
Comments:
Year 1:
Year 2:
: Does not ship well as a bare root plant, best from seeded plugs; C. latifolia is close with only slightly better production.