1Creeping Bellflower
Campanula rapunculoides
Aprille Kearsey • AGN 1740 • 11 March, 2014
Family: Campanulaceae
Species: Campanula rapunculoides
Life cycle: Creeping Perennial
Identi?cation:
Size:
low growing clumped foliage in spring
1m tall ?owering spike in the summerClassified as Noxious in the Alberta Weed Control Act.Flowers:
purple 2-3cm long nodding bells,
composed of ?ve united petals,
blooms beginning on lower stems Habitat:  
– can grow in both full sun and full shade
– tends to prefer light sandy to medium
loamy, well-drained, pH neutral soilsFruit:
round capsule that contains many seeds
that are spread very easily by the wind- can push roots under fences, through lawns
and even underneath concrete and sidewalksAdaptations:
– is adapted to grow almost anywhereLeaves:
are alternate and differ depending on
which part of the plant they are located;
lower leaves have stalks and are heartshaped with coarsely-toothed margins,
while upper leaves are sessile and lanceshaped with hairs on the lower surface- can produce up to 15,000 seeds/plant
– resistant to many herbicides; ie- 2,4-D
– extremely complex creeping root system Rhizomes:
persistent, widely spreading,
?eshy, whitish, underground 2Management:
Creeping Bell?ower’s pleasing look is often mistaken for a desirable garden plant but is
actually quite invasive and can aggressively invade lawns and gardens. To stop the spread
you can:
– remove plants as they appear in your yard by digging out as much of the root as possible
– avoid introducing this plant to your yard through wild?ower seed mixes or potted plants
– never compost this species; dispose of all plant parts by bagging and sending to a land?llEffectiveness of management techniques:
Once established, creeping bell?ower is very dif?cult to remove. For two main reasons:
– even the smallest of root fragments can grow entirely new plants
– resistance to…

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