• Adenophora liliifolia in bloom
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Adenophora liliifolia | ladybells

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Ladybells are fragrant charmers with racemes of dainty light blue to lilac bell-shaped flowers.

These plants occur naturally in forests and moist meadows and are easy to grow in average to alkaline, humus-rich, moist soil in sun or light shade. Make sure you are happy with placement before planting as this plant seriously resents transplanting. They will spread slowly by runners.

Fragrant flowers held on tall stems are useful for indoor arrangements.

Zones: 3 to 7
Family: Campanulaceae
Type: Perennial
Height: 18 to 24 in.
Spread: 24 to 30 in.
Exposure: full sun to part-shade
Soil Conditions: lime-loving, calcareous, moist, humus rich, fertile
Bloom Time: July to August
Bloom Color: light blue
Native Range: East Central and East Europe to Siberia and Manchuria

Special Characteristics
  • Deer-resistant
image credits

Image 1 (lilac blooms) peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Image 2 (white blooms) Ruslan Kastani, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Adenophora liliifolia in bloom
Adenophora liliifolia in garden

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