Another Plant ID updated
by Leslie Cox; Wednesday; October 2, 2024
Another Plant ID has been updated in the new format layout with photos that are now working as they should when you click on them. Check out Campanula lactiflora ‘Loddon Anna’.
Campanula lactiflora ‘Loddon Anna’
Campanula lactiflora ‘Loddon Anna’
(kam-PAN-yew-lah lak-tih-FLOOR-ah)
Family: Campanulaceae
Common name: milky bellflower
Zone: 4 – 8
Height: 6 ft (1.8 m)
Spread: 3 ft (0.9 m)
Aspect: full sun; partial shade
Soil: fertile; well-draining
Water: moderate
Description: An herbaceous perennial with an upright habit. Medium green, oblong, toothed leaves on strong stems. Panicles of soft lavender-pink, delightfully fragrant, bell-shaped flowers appear in mid-June through July and August.
Special Notes: Native to the Caucasus region and eastern Turkey. Has commanding presence in the garden. Requires staking in its second year in exposed location. Long bloom period that attracts bees and butterflies. May produce a second flowering if cut back when first flush is ending. May suffer some slug and snail damage early in season. Propagation by seed; division in spring or autumn.
RHS Award of Garden Merit 1993; Great Plant Pick 2008
Posted on August 17, 2012; updated on October 2, 2024
Did you know?
by Leslie Cox; Monday; September 30, 2024
Did you know…
…a massive pumpkin named Michael Jordan smashed the world record for the heaviest gourd at the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in California in October 2023 and earned its grower a neat $30,000 USD in prize money.
The 2,749 lb (1,247kg) pumpkin grown by Minnesota horticulture teacher, Travis Gienger, beat the previous record set in 2021 of a pumpkin grown by an Italian which weighed in at 2,702 lb (1,225 kg).
Quote of the Week
by Leslie Cox; Sunday; September 29, 2024
Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
Foto Friday
by Leslie Cox; Friday; September 27, 2024
Came across this lovely spider web on a recent hike through Elk Falls Provincial Park just west of Campbell River. Luckily, it was not stretched across the trail…and…the dappled light coming through the forest was just right for taking a photo. What an engineering wonder!
Unfortunately, I missed snapping my photo when the spider was posing in the centre of its web. Just as I was set to take the picture, the spider skittered to the edge of its web. I took a snap of him there anyways and on a closer inspection I realized the spider had just caught its lunch!
