Campanula americana
Family:
Campanulaceae
Common Name(s):
Tall bellflower
Flowering Time:
June to July
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign:
Capsules and seeds turn brown and papery
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates:
Mid September
Seed Cleaning:
Roll or press through screen to separate seeds from capsules
Storage:
dry
Restoration Potential:
Proven performer
Notes
Experimental seed addition in a small field study (forested) failed to produce seedlings after three years (Brudvig et al. 2011), likely because this species requires light (Cullina 2000)
Seeds small and numerous (Gleason and Cronquist 1991). Once established it self sows (Mabry personal observation).
No vegetative spread (an annual species) (Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991).
