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By Hank

Cheshire, United Kingdom

What are these guys please ? I seem to have numerous. Can I move them, and if so when ?




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Campanula....possibly C. carpatica.

Commonly called Bellflower.

I cut mine back to ground level once they've flowered...they soon recover. Should be fairly easy to dig up and move but do it in autumn or spring.

29 Jun, 2015

 

It's a creeping form of campanula Hank exact variety I'm not sure , I have a really pale blue :-), best time to move and split is early spring or autumn .

29 Jun, 2015

 

Oooops snap Badfish :-)

29 Jun, 2015

 

What's happening here ? I've only just sent the question and already have 2 replies ! Thanks very much both, i much appreciate your info.

29 Jun, 2015

 

Campanula poscharskyana Hank. I use it in hanging baskets as well as ground cover and it will seed around easily.

29 Jun, 2015

 

Thanks T, but I forgot to ask - can I split them up to transfer them here and there ?

29 Jun, 2015

 

You will find that the "crown" won't be very big....you get a lot of growth from a small crown. However, yes you can split them up. They will also spread and seed themselves....sometimes a little too much and can get a bit invasive if left to their own devices for a few years.

29 Jun, 2015

 

I was sent some by a lovely Goy member and its doing really well, I put one pot on top of a bigger one last year, it spread well so I pulled bits out all round in early spring and replanted in the bottom pot.....its now a huge blue ball of flowers.......

29 Jun, 2015

 

I'll get my son to do that P, he mostly does the skilled stuff

29 Jun, 2015

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