Campanula persicifolia Hidcote Amethyst - Campanula con foglie di pesco

The Campanula persicifolia 'Hidcote Amethyst', commonly known as Peach-leaved Bellflower, is a perennial plant forming pretty rosettes of semi-evergreen dark green leaves, bearing simple flowers, with an indescribable colour mix of mauve and violet-pink, directly attached to the stem that bloom in early summer. This plant, a regular in cottage gardens, is absolutely impossible to miss.

The Campanula persicifolia 'Hidcote Amethyst' belongs to the Campanulaceae family. Of horticultural origin, it comes from the Campanula persicifolia, native to the south and east of Europe and temperate Asia. It is a popular perennial plant, forming stiff and robust stems ranging from 60 to 80 centimetres in height and 30 centimetres in width. Magnificent, the large bell-shaped flowers are simple, pink-mauve lilac, and bloom in June-July. Its semi-evergreen foliage is dark green, with lanceolate leaves elongated like peach leaves, hence its name. This plant spreads through underground rhizomes, without becoming invasive.

The Peach-leaved Bellflower 'Hidcote Amethyst' is a regular in cottage gardens, always welcome in a flower bed alongside columbines, snapdragons, foxgloves, and frilly poppies. To use it as ground cover, plant 6 per square metre. It is also used in flower beds or rockeries. Pair it with lady's mantle, yarrow 'Salmon Beauty', add a touch of grey: Artemisia ludoviciana or Stachys byzantina and enjoy the show. It is also a plant that produces lovely bouquet flowers.