American Bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
American bellflower is a tall, airy native (annual or biennial in habit) with flat, star-shaped blue flowers up leafy spires, blooming for weeks in moist woodland edges and clearings.
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 6–6 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV