Adenophora
Habit | herbaceous
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Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Origin: | ✈ | mostly Far East |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun, part-sun |
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Water: | ◍ | moist, moderate |
Sunset Zones: | 1-10, 14-24, 30-43 |
Adenophora (Lilyleaf Ladybell) is a genus of flowering plant within the family Campanulaceae. Its prevalent common name is ladybells. Many of its species are quite similar to species of Campanula, from which they differ only through the presence of a tubular or glandular disc at the base of the style.
Low foliage rosette, blue, bell-like flowers on stems, heat tolerant, July-Aug., height 24"-36", spread 12"-18". Use for border garden. Prefers well-drained soil.
Read about Adenophora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Adenophora (gland-bearing; referring to the cylindrical nectary which surrounds the base of the style). Campanulaceae. Campanula-like border perennials. Herbs, differing from Campanula chiefly by the style being surrounded by a cylindrical gland: corolla ball- shaped, 5-lobed: stamens free from corolla, the filaments dilated and ciliate toward base; caps. 3-celled.— About 14 species of hardy herbaceous perennials in Siberia, China and Japan. Fls. blue, nodding, on short pedicels, produced freely in midsummer in slender but stiff, erect panicles or loose racemes.—For cult. see Campanula.CH
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Cultivation
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Propagation
Propagation is by seeds or cuttings in spring. The plants do not take kindly to division or other disturbance of the roots. Many other species than those in the trade are worthy.CH
Pests and diseases
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Species
Species include:
- Adenophora bulleyana
- Adenophora coelestis
- Adenophora confusa
- Adenophora lilifolia : a hardy perennials producing drooping pale blue flowers on branching spikes in July
- Adenophora polyantha
Read about Adenophora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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