Campanula cochlearifolia | fairy's thimble

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Grown from seed in living soil without the use of pesticides, chemicals, or carbon fuels.

ships spring 2026

Earleaf bellflower or Fairy's thimble is the cutest little Campanula we know. Pale blue-lilac flowers bob on wiry stems above a mat of delicate foliage in early summer. A most charming plant for the rock garden or edges of a path.

Very easy to grow in rocky soil that doesn't dry out too much. It rarely appears in the same place year after year as it travels by underground runner. Luckily, the runner, like the plant itself is diminutive and travel is never more than a foot or two.

syn. Campanula bellardii, Campanula pumila, Campanula pusilla

Distinctions: winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society

Zones: 3 to 8
Family: Ranunculaceae
Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Height: 3 to 6 in.
Spread: 12 to 24 in.
Exposure: full shade to part shade
Soil: rocky, moist but well-drained, well-drained
Bloom Time: May to July
Native Range: Europe

F11-f

4" pot

Special Characteristics

Deer-resistant
Juglone tolerant
Pollinator favorite

image credits

Udo Schmidt from Deutschland,CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net , CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Steinsplitter, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Robert Flogaus-Faust,CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ordering information

Preorders

You may place your order anytime to reserve plants for spring 2026 shipping. If you place multiple orders, we will combine plants into one box (or as many as needed) and any extra shipping charges will be refunded.

We will resume shipping plants as soon as plants are ready and temperatures are appropriate in our location and yours.

We will check in with you a week before shipping to make sure you receive your plants at a time that is convenient for you.

Shipping

Live plants ship in spring and fall only. Plants may ship dormant, depending on variety and season. Shipping costs are most reasonable when bundling like size plants.

4-inch: 1-6 plants ship for $15.00 / 7-13 plants ship for $18.00 / 14-30 plants ship for $40.00
1-gal: 1-2 plants ship for $18.00 / 3-4 plants ship for $25.00 / 5-6 plants ship for $40.00
trees & shrubs: $27.00-$40.00 each, height dependent
seeds: $6.75 or free with orders over $15.00

We regret that we cannot ship internationally or to the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, or WA.

Nursery pick up

We will email you to schedule a day and time to collect your plants when they are ready in spring. Generally, plants can be collected from the nursery Monday through Sunday from 10am-4pm in Spring, Summer, and Fall.

Plant Sizes

We most commonly use the following pot sizes for perennials:

4-inch pot: 3.5" H x 3.5" W x 3.5" D
2-quart pot: 6" H x 5.25" W x 5.25" D
1-gallon pot: 6.87" H x 8" Dia (this is a true one gallon pot, not the smaller 'trade' one gallon pot used by many nurseries)

Check out our illustrated pot size guide here.

Representative trees & shrubs are photographed in their pots and posted on each plant page.

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of what we do at The Old Dairy. We grow all of our plants outdoors without the use of chemicals, fertilizers, carbon fuels, or peat.

Many of our perennials are grown in the ground and dug upon order (this is especially true for larger sizes). This practice allows us to grow stronger, healthier plants using native soil, and ultimately reduces our impact on the environment.

Our open-pollinated seeds are collected from plants in our mother beds, which have never been treated with chemicals or sprays of any kind.

Read all about our sustainable practices here.