Bellflowers are gorgeous house plants that are available in a variety of colors, such as blue, purple, and white. There are numerous types to choose from, all sporting bell and cup-shaped petals in clusters, on vines, or along their stalks. So, what are the types of Bellflowers flowers for your home?
The most beautiful Bellflowers (also called campanulas) include the Spanish Bellflower, the Ambella Campanula, and the Italian Bellflower. Campanula is Latin for “little bell,” and all varieties of bellflower share a similar bell-shaped structure.
The following list highlights twenty types of Bellflowers flowers for your home. These flowers can be planted in vases as houseplants, or in the garden to aesthetically improve your backyard. Read on to learn more about the Campanula flower.
1. Spanish Bellflower
Also known as Campanula Primulifolia, the Spanish Bellflower is characterized by five lavender petals and three fuzzy, purple stamen sprouting from the center. They grow in clusters along stalks as tall as thirty-six inches (91.44 cm) in height. These flowers tend to attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds when planted outdoors.
2. Campanula Ambella
The Campanula Ambella is a bellflower that comes in shades of white, pink, and dark purple. It’s the perfect hanging plant and looks gorgeous in containers as well.
The Ambella Bellflower is a dwarf species, which is why it fits neatly into most containers. And planting multiple flowers encourages them to grow to create interesting, overlapping patterns. Thanks to its aesthetic appeal, the Ambella makes for a great table decoration.
3. Italian Bellflower
The Italian Bellflower goes by two other names
- Campanula Isophylla (scientific name)
- Falling Starflower (household name)
This flower most commonly appears as a white, five-petaled flower that grows along vines. The plant also sports blue flowers from time to time and thrives in hanging baskets where it can climb or trail over the container’s edge.
4. Peach-Leaved Bellflower
The Peach-Leaved Bellflower grows in clusters on top of long leaf stalks. Its petals range from violet to white (not peach, as the name suggests) and resemble a teacup as they grow up facing the sky. This flower also goes by the names Fairy Bells, Petticoat Bellflower, and Campanula Persicifolia.
5. Serbian Bellflower
The Serbian Bellflower is a lovely trailing flower with violet-colored petals. It’s quite an aggressive grower and is best planted outdoors, where it can thrive in full sunlight. The Serbian Bellflower grows low to the ground, unlike other species that bloom on the stalk.
This Bellflower variety stays close to the ground even after full growth, never growing more than a foot away from the earth.
6. Caroline Campanula
The Caroline Campanula is a type of Bellflower that grows in bunches ranging from pink to purple and stays upright during its growth. Each bunch contains four to five flowers, and this bunching of flowers is why the Caroline Campanula is often called the Clustered Bellflower.
It grows best in partial or dappled sunlight as a perennial, and you’re sure to see it bloom every flowering season.
7. Campanula Pink Octopus
The Pink Octopus Campanula is one of the few pink Bellflowers that exist. It grows upright, and unlike the other Bellflowers we’ve discussed so far, the petals are long and spindly instead of bell or cup-shaped.
The petals hang toward the ground and are slightly fuzzy to the touch. Additionally, the Pink Octopus Bellflower is the only one on this list to have petals that are shaped differently.
8. Milky Bellflower
Also called ‘Prichard’s Variety,’ the Milky Bellflower is a tall stalk with multiple branches that sprout light purple and five-petaled flowers. The Milky Bellflower is easy to maintain and grows best in full sun and moist soil.
The Campanula Lactiflora is light purple and white and blooms from mid to late summer, making it the perfect addition to your garden. The best part is that this Bellflower is resistant to most pests and even deters larger animals like deer and rabbits.
9. Canterbury Bellflower
Canterbury Bellflowers range from white to dark purple in color with a deeper bell shape. They grow one at a time along tall, fuzzy flower stalks, with the tips of each petal curling outwards.
The Canterbury Bellflower is so stunning with its sweet-smelling bell-shaped flowers. This variety is a biennial plant, blooming only once every two years.
10. Bearded Bellflower
The Barbata Bellflower is especially unique because its bell-shaped surface has very distinct hairs sprouting off each petal. These hairs at the end of the flower petals give this variety the nickname ‘Bearded Bellflower.’
The Barbata has a deep blue hue, bordering on purple, and the flowers hang down, forming a distinct bell-shaped pattern that faces the ground.
11. Birch Hybrid
The Birch Hybrid is a vibrant flowering plant that grows in low shrubs. Their flowers bloom en masse in an upright, bell-shaped position and are a beautiful shade of violet purple. They cover lots of ground space.
Although Birch Hybrids are most commonly seen in the garden or otherwise growing outdoors, they can also grow indoors.
12. Campanula Peregrina
The Peregrina Bellflower is more robust than other varieties, with rounded lavender flower petals that grow in bunches on a long stalk. The stem of this plant grows the flower about a quarter way down the stalk, filling the rest of the space with large, green leaves.
These bell-shaped flowers face up towards the sun with petals that curl outward.
13. Campanula Tridentata
The Tridentata ranges from ombre purple to a lovely shade of violet-blue. It’s a single flower that grows in bunches with roughly four to five other flowers on the plant.
The Tridentata is a native of Iceland and flowers between June and July every year. The violet shades and the timing of its bloom make this variety the perfect addition to any garden.
14. Campanula Betulifolia
Campanula Betulifolia is one of the few white, bell-shaped flowers in the genus. The buds start out pink, eventually blooming into soft white bellflowers once a year. The Betulifolia is a native of Turkey, spanning only a few centimeters in length and hanging down to the ground in bunches.
15. Alpina Bellflower
The Alpina Bellflower is found most commonly in cliffy and alpine regions, including the Balkans and the Carpathian mountains. This flower can range from shades of purple to sky blue, and grows in bunches on top of thin, spindly leaves. While the Alpina is a deep blue like some others on this list, it sports a lighter hue.
16. Korean Bellflower
The Campanula Takesimana is a Korean Bellflower which is a soft shade of pink, with petals that are rimmed with a deeper pink and red. This variety of Campanula grows much larger flowers, with each one growing to be about five to ten centimeters (1.9 to 3.9 inches) at full maturity.
17. Georgian Bellflower
The Georgian Bellflower can be described as the exact opposite of the previous flower on this list. While this variety also grows on stalks, the flowers are tiny and light purple. This Bellflower grows in bunches, facing the ground with petals that curl outward at the tips.
18. Harebell Bellflower
The Harebell looks almost identical to some of the other Bellflowers named on this list.
This variety of bellflower is native to Scotland and thrives in temperate regions located in the Northern hemisphere. Its purple petals are round and cup-shaped, and grow facing the ground like a few other varieties. In Scotland, it’s known simply as a bluebell.
19. Dalmatian Bellflower
The Dalmatian Bellflower wasn’t named for its spots or other distinct marks, but rather for the region it grows in. This variety can be found in the Dalmatian mountains (Croatia) and forms a massive shrub with small, bell-shaped flowers that are dark purple in color.
This variety grows well as a houseplant and out in the yard and can be found in blue and white, with some having pointed petals.
20. Spotted Bellflower
The Spotted Bellflower earns its name by the dark red spots that dot its pink petals, giving it a unique look among bellflowers. Like some of the other flowers on the list, this bellflower also hangs down towards the ground, has a sweet-smelling fragrance, and looks terrific in the garden.
Final Thoughts
These are the most popular bellflower varieties in the world, and if you’re in the right region, consider adding this plant to your backyard. Most varieties of bellflower are easy to maintain, bloom at least once a year, and can significantly improve the aesthetic appeal of your garden.