Spreading bellflower Campanula patula. Habitat: Creeping bellflower occurs throughout Ontario in lawns, gardens, fence lines, roadsides, waste places and occasionally in cultivated fields. And perhaps they did, although that might have been a long time ago. Noxious weeds are considered too widespread to eradicate, but must be controlled wherever they appear. Creeping bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides), also known as creeping bluebell, is on the noxious list of Alberta weeds. Creeping Bellflower disposal . Creeping bellflower is an aggressive plant that can quickly spread through a garden, says John Duncan, a horticulturist with Greengate Garden Centres. Creeping Bellflower by Zeynel Cebeci; CC BY-SA 4.0 While some consider creeping bellflower to be a highly invasive “weed,” as it self-seeds most readily and even a tiny fragment of its root will spawn a new plant, others find that its pale lavender flowers adorning tall stems are a welcome edible ornamental plant. Giant bellflower is most likely to be mixed up with the native species nettle-leaved bellflower (C. trachelium), although its stem is sharp-edged and rough-haired. Creeping bellflower has escaped from gardens in northern parts of the U.S. and southern parts of Canada. Reproducing by seed and by the extremely persistent, widely spreading, fleshy, whitish underground rhizomes. The roots are taproots – long and slim – and can extend quite deeply into the soil. The creeping bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) produces clear blue, trumpet shaped flowers along a tall, stately stem. Montana counties (partial list) (dog fennel) Artemisia absinthium (absinth wormwood) Azolla mexicana (mosquito fern) Butomus umbellatus (flowering rush) Campanula rapunculoides (creeping bellflower) Carum carvi (caraway) Centaurea X pratensis (Meadow knapweed) Cichorium intybus (chicory) Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom) Dipsacus sylvestris (teasel) Jesse Fulbright, MSU Liberty County Extension When we moved into our home, our yard overwhelmed us. Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Campanulales: Campanulaceae. top C. persicifolia does seed itself, but not prolifically and they're easy to remove or move elsewhere. This pretty flower has an evil twin named Campanula rapunculoides, Creeping Bellflower. Hello! Try searching all our sites. View Herbs_Forbs_ Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States.pdf from GES 1021 at National University of Singapore. Information and image below This perennial has toothed leaves, almost heart-shaped at the base and narrower toward the top. Creeping bellflower has irregularly toothed heart-shaped leaves on erect, unbranched stems 1-3 feet tall. Upon seeing its spontaneous blooms in your perennial bed for the first time your reaction will probably be, “I didn’t plant that but it’s pretty enough to leave alone.” IDENTIFICATION — Most bellflowers are well-behaved garden plants, but creeping bellflower, or rampion, is just a little too aggressive. Origin: Introduced from Eurasia Flowers: June-July It is sometimes planted in ornamental gardens but spreads into adjacent areas by underground rhizomes as well as by seed and is a very persistent weed. Baby’s breath (Gypsophila paniculata) Factors such as temperature and precipitation play a large role in how a plant fares year after year. Northcentral Montana MSU Extension Thursday, June 18, 2020. It can survive droughts and survive in a wide range of light conditions. Creeping bellflower Campanula rapunculoides. This plant’s thick creeping roots can travel under fences, lawns, and concrete, making it very difficult to control. 11/19/2019 Herbs/Forbs: Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States Home | I don't have experience with creeping bellflower specifically but I have composted some very invasive weeds with no problem, even though most local people burn it or send it to landfill. Campanula rapunculoides, creeping bellflower. Leaves near the base of the plant are … First flowers appearing in January/February. The bellflowers of Montana are all in the family Campanulaceae : Campanula glomerata, clustered bellflower. *=Multiple images on detail page Search Our Database: Enter any portion of the Scientific, Common Name, or both. These weeds are common in isolated areas of Flathead County, Montana. It is invasive and, pretty though the bells are, NOT a plant you want in your garden. Didn't find what you were looking for on this site? Campanula parryi, Parry's northern harebell. Campanula rapunculoides is an herbaceous perennial that is 1-3 in (cm) tall. Noxious State Reg - Iowa. Creeping bellflower (C. rapunculoides) also behaves in the same way. Management shall be prioritized by local weed districts. US Wildflower's Database of Wildflowers for Montana Click on thumbnail for larger version of image, scientific name for detail page. Creeping bellflower gets its name from its stolons, which move under the surface like quackgrass, starting new plants at every joint. Non-native Wildflower Bloom Times. It has heart-shaped leaves that grow around the base of the plant and longer, lance-shaped leaves that grow alternately along the flowering stem. Beware the Creeping Bellflower! If you only get the shallow horizontal roots, the evil-doing plant will just regrow from that deeper root in a short time. This confusion could be the reason so many here are expressing such a contrast in results. Creeping bellflower has both a thick, fleshy root that’s an inch or even several inches deep in the soil, and it also has a lot of thread-like little roots that grow horizontally just below the soil. Blue, bell-shaped flowers bloom along the flowering stem from July to September. (Answer) I believe you are referring to Campanula rapunculoides (creeping bellflower), which is an invasive perennial that grows in most soils, in sun or shade, doesn’t care if conditions are wet or dry, reseeds and spreads via root fragments and rhizomes. The chart represents the typical blooming season for the species. Management criteria will require eradication or containment where less abundant. Creeping bellflower can be an aggressive invader in natural plant communities. Creeping bellflower has both a thick, fleshy root that’s an inch or even several inches deep in the soil, and it also has a lot of thread-like little roots that grow horizontally just below the soil. 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