Bells flowers - description of the plant and species

Many people like beautiful bells, flowers are found in the steppe area, in meadows and on rocks, they are also successfully grown at home due to their unpretentiousness. In the people you can find such a name as a bell, chebotok or chenille.

Origin and appearance of bells

The bell flower belongs to the Bellflower family. In nature, there are about 300 varieties of this plant. Under natural conditions, it grows in regions with a temperate climate - Asia, Siberia, the Caucasus, Europe, North America. Most often, the bell plant can be found in meadows, in the steppe, on rocks, desert areas, in the forest.

Bells flowers

The most common are perennial species. But sometimes there are annual or biennial plant species. They are often grown in home gardens. Outwardly, the shape of the rim is similar to a bell. What the bell looks like can be seen in the photo.

Narrow leaves are located on the stems. Each stem has a bell-shaped flower. The color of the flowers is white, blue, purple or blue. Inflorescences are racemose or paniculate. After flowering is complete, the stems form fruits in the form of small boxes with holes. The height of the bushes varies from a few centimeters to one meter.

What does a bell look like?

The description of the bell is as follows:

• the arrangement of the leaves is alternate;
• inflorescences resemble a bell;
• the shade of the inflorescences varies, depending on the types of bells - white, blue, purple, yellow, blue, pink;
• most often there are inflorescences in the form of tassels, sometimes you can find a single large flower;
• the seeds are of different sizes, depending on the type of plant;
• perennial bell flowers grow from 10 to 150 cm, depending on the species.

Field bell - description

The field bell is a herbaceous plant, has a funnel-shaped inflorescence, paniculate and racemose inflorescences are found.

Field bell

Stems are simple or branched, creeping or creeping. Elongated leaflets.

The flowering period lasts from May to July. Some varieties bloom until September. After the end of flowering, small boxes with seeds inside are formed.

Forest bell

You can often find perennial flowers bells in the forest.

Forest

It is popularly believed that this is a musical flower, it emits melodious sounds for the holiday of Ivan Kupala. A blue bell is often found. Much less often you can find a pink, white or lilac shade of inflorescences.

picture 3.1 forest

Herbal plants are found in the northern hemisphere of the planet, in regions with a temperate climate. The forest bell is also successfully cultivated in household plots, for this it needs to create optimal growing conditions. This plant has flowers, like bells, their name comes precisely from the shape of the inflorescences. This is the decoration of any flower bed or front garden.In addition, precipitation can be predicted by the plant - dew drops on the leaves indicate an upcoming thunderstorm and rain.

Types and varieties of perennial garden bells

White

Bellflower is white - this type of plant belongs to the class of flowers with the same name. The picture shows all the beauty of flowers.

White

• Most often found in Western and Eastern Europe;
• annual, biennial, or perennial plant;
• the flowering period lasts about one and a half months;
• height varies from 15 to 150 centimeters;
• the stem is spiral-leaved;
• the calyx is large or small, depending on the variety.

Blue

Perennial blue bell is often found in mountainous areas, meadows and forests. What are the most common types:

• Bearded. Height - up to 25 cm. Grows in mountainous regions, in meadows. The color of the inflorescences is pale blue, the cup has a paniculate or racemose shape. The active flowering period is the first half of summer;
• Spoon-leaved. Low-growing plant - up to 10 cm. Stems are creeping. Leaves are small, rounded. Flowers - pale blue;
• Perforated. Perennial. The leaf is shaped like a heart. Inflorescences are large - up to 3 cm in circumference, similar to stars. Abundant and long flowering - first decade of June-first decade of September;
• Pyramidal. Perennial. It grows up to one and a half meters in height. The leaves are serrated. Flowering lasts the first two months of summer. It smells like myrrh.

Blue

A garden bell with blue flowers is often found.

Meadow or steppe is distinguished by small inflorescences. A perennial garden bell is a decorative unpretentious plant, therefore it is often chosen by flower growers when decorating a flower bed. The most common types include:

• Gargan. Shade-tolerant blue bell. Creeping shoots, form a compact bush. Height reaches 15 cm. Abundant flowering, open bud, large - up to 4 cm in circumference. Flowering period - July;
• Sarmatian. Decorative bush Caucasian perennial. Height - up to 45 cm. Flowers have a honey aroma, unpretentious to growing conditions. Flowering period - early summer - September. Will decorate any garden;

Blue

• Ciliated. Low perennial plant. Height - up to 15 cm. Drought-resistant. Blooms from June to July;
• Alpine. Low-growing compact plant - up to 10 cm. Inflorescences are cylindrical in shape. Landing in well-drained soil is required. It can grow separately in a flower bed or surround tall plants;
• Kholmovoy ordinary. Height - up to 30 cm. Stems are thin, serrated leaves, large inflorescences - up to 2 cm in circumference. Resistant to low temperatures.

Yellow bells

This color is rare.

Yellow

The unusual yellow color is inherent in only two types of plants:

• Tirsoid wild. Endemic to the Alpine and Pyrenean mountain slopes, grows in dry meadows;
• Carniolica. Garden plant. It is rarely used by humans. Needs alkaline soil. There is a two-year and long-term type. The inflorescences are large - up to 3 cm in circumference.

Pink

A pink or light red bell is a common plant. The most common frost-resistant varieties are:

• Garland. Height - about 40 cm. Inflorescences are large, panicle-like. Purple dots on a pink background may be present. Flowering begins early in the summer;
• Pink-ed. Height - up to half a meter. Inflorescences are large - up to 8 cm in diameter, formed into panicles. Blooms from June to August. Grows rapidly;
• Alba Nana. A compact bush, the inflorescences are milky pink with a pale stripe, the flowers are small. The leaves are oval;
• Purple Sensation.It grows up to half a meter in height, blooms from July to August.

Pink

Purple

picture 8 purple

There are wild and decorative varieties of purple bells:

• brittle. This is an ampelous culture, the leaves are small, the inflorescences appear in the spring;
• Peach-leaved. Herbaceous perennial with dark green foliage. The pedicels are short, the inflorescence is apical, the color of the petals is purple or bright purple. Active flowering occurs in the middle of summer;
• Equivalent Campanula. Height - up to 30 cm, thin, hanging shoots. It is an ampelous culture. Transparent purple petals, small numerous flowers;

Purple

• broadleaf. It is so called because it has wide, large leaves. Plant height - up to 1.3 meters, racemose inflorescences, large flowers;
• Milk-flowered. French variety of an ornamental plant, easy maintenance. Branched stems, oblong foliage. Inflorescences racemose, fragrant flowers, not more than 40 mm in circumference;
• Portenschlag. Most often chosen by growers, unpretentious to growing conditions. Active flowering lasts from late spring to early autumn. This variety can be called the most popular among the ornamental types of campanula, even a child can take care of it. By the way, coloring for children often contains just this kind of flower. It is easier to draw and decorate as the leaves and flowers have the correct shape.

Landing in open ground

Growing from seeds

The soil should be loose, well-drained. It is moistened, seeds are lowered into it, slightly pressing. Next, you need to moisten from a spray bottle, cover with cling film on top. Put in a warm place. They will grow in two weeks. When the seedlings are hardened, the film is removed. The land must be regularly loosened and watered. Too dense plantings need to be dived in the future. This procedure is carried out when the first pair of true leaves appears on the stems. The plant is poured abundantly with water, the sprouts are carefully removed, and then transplanted into a more spacious container, it can be in a separate pot.

Growing

What you need to plant bells

This plant is light-requiring. The room should be well lit, while not allowing direct sunlight to penetrate. The temperature should be at least 15 degrees. Be sure to water regularly. Loosen the earth. Spray the leaves periodically. Care must be gentle and polite so as not to damage the delicate stems.

The transplant is carried out in the spring. The contents of the pot are carefully lowered into the hole. Sprinkle with soil on top, moisten. After flowering, you need to remove dry inflorescences. It is imperative to remove all weeds.

Optimal location

For planting in open ground, you need to choose an open area. There should not be tall, open shrubs around, which will shade the plant. It is recommended to plant on lime soil, on slightly alkaline soil, well drained.

The distance between the bushes is observed, depending on their growth. Tall species are planted at intervals of half a meter. Medium-sized with an interval of 30 cm, and undersized - 10 cm. You can form an alpine slide or a flower bed, planting undersized shrubs in front in a sunny place, medium-sized in the center, and tall behind. Ornamental lawn grass can be located around.

How to feed for lush flowering

When planting, turf and fertilizers are required. It is best to avoid applying peat, fresh manure or bird droppings.Such fertilizers can provoke the development of fungal diseases. Granular superphosphate is introduced for the prevention of diseases and pests.

Fertilization is essential to ensure lush bloom. The first feeding is carried out in the spring, using a nitrogenous substance. The second feeding is carried out when the first buds appear, complex fertilizer is used.

Preparing for winter

One-year-olds and two-year-olds do not need preparation for wintering. But perennial plants need to be properly prepared for the effects of low temperatures. In the third decade of September, all shoots must be cut to the lowest point. Frost-resistant varieties will calmly survive even a cold winter. And the southern, thermophilic varieties must be protected. To do this, after pruning, sprinkle them on top with dry foliage or spruce branches.

Tall plants are sprinkled on top with a dry mixture of peat and humus. The layer thickness must be at least 30 centimeters.

Thus, bells are unpretentious flowers to care for. They are used to create vibrant compositions in landscape design. Despite the ease of maintenance, bells are a wonderful decoration for a front garden, flower bed or vegetable garden.