This adorable little gem comes directly from the man
who wrote the book on
Campanula, and holds NCCPG National collection of
Campanula, Peter Lewis.
It was on a 1992 trip to the UK that I first visited Peter
at his home and
nursery, Padlock Croft, and was given a plant
of Campanula
'Constellation'
It's dark green, pointed,
heavily toothed leaves
form a 8" 12" tight little clump that only gets up about 3"-
6" in height.
In late Spring and early Summer, they produce an
abundance of dark
lavender-purple, star shaped flowers.
A hybrid
of uncertain
origin, it appears to be a large, lush version of
Campanula garganica,
with a touch of Campanula poscharskyana in its
bloodlines.
Growing well in virtually any light or
moisture
conditions, this sterile mule is extremely well
behaved, as it
does not run or set seed.
I hesitate to call it a
ground cover as it is
more of a clumper, but one could conceivably plant a
grouping close enough
together to get the same ground covering effect.