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two queries for campanula lactiflora please. ive a Loddon Anna which is so pale its almost grey pink! Is there anything I can add to the soil to oomph the colour? Secondly, ive a blue which I adore and has always grown about a meter across, however this year I have a small "bunch" - there have always been ants at the roots for years, could they be the cause or has anyone else had poor performance after the severe winter please? many thanks


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  • Question asked on 5 Jul, 2010

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Owdboggy
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Lodden Anna is pale coloured, at least ours is.
Yes ants will not do a plant much good. The acid they produce can kill off roots very quickly. I would dig up the plant in question, destroy the ants nest and replant in fresh soil. If the plant is really poor it may be worth putting in a pot and giving some T.L.C. until it is thriving again.

5 Jul, 2010

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