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Two campanulas and a gentian
« on: July 26, 2019, 09:41:43 AM »
I’ve grown the first campanula from seed and got the second from a friend. Labels lost ... can you help?  The gentian I’m really not sure how I got, but it does this every year end of July ...









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Re: Two campanulas and a gentian
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2019, 12:29:44 PM »
I think the  second  campanula, the  little  double, is  C. cohlearifolia 'Elizabeth Oliver'
The  gentian is  probably a  form of  G. septemfida  :-\
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Re: Two campanulas and a gentian
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2019, 12:52:21 PM »
Thanks Maggi, I’m even wondering if that first one could be an adenophora?
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Re: Two campanulas and a gentian
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2019, 01:37:38 PM »
Yes I thought Elizabeth Oliver. Its lovely and it spreads gently.
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Re: Two campanulas and a gentian
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2019, 01:54:15 PM »
It’s just scrambling around in the gravel, lovely little thing, always forget it’s there til it flowers ..
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Re: Two campanulas and a gentian
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2019, 04:51:38 PM »
Your first looks like Campanula tommassiniana.
The plant I've had for some years is not yet in flower but here's an image from 2016.
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Re: Two campanulas and a gentian
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2019, 06:56:50 PM »
Hi Dave,
Bingo, yes that’s what it is. Grew it from seed and now you said the name I remember.  All my queries sorted in just a few hours. What. Marvellous facility we have here!
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