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Re: Adenophora, not.

Cynthia Kermode wrote:
 
> I received a plant in our local garden club's perennial pick that is
> mis-identified.   Although the leaves are similar to Adenophora, the
> flowers were not blue as described. Instead the flowers are a glorious
> pendulous elongated bell about the diameter of a nickle and about 2" long!
> Inside, the flower has light burgundy specks, and many fine hairs. Just the
> size for a fat bumblebee!  The whole plant stands about 20" in height, and
> seems to spread via underground stolons. Each stem may have up to 10 bells
> on it.  It was hardy  here last winter in our -28°F freeze.  Pretty, and
> unobtrusive, despite its creeping behavior. 

Cynthia,

Your description of your mystery plant matches exactly the Campanula
punctata I have growing in my garden. Campanula and Adenophora are 
both in the same family -  Campanulaceae.  I am glad to hear that it
will spread a bit - this is the first year that I have grown it.

John 
jford@runet.edu
hot and dry in zone 6b in the mountains of Southwest Virginia 

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