Marsh Bellflower

Campanula aparinoides Pursh

Bellflower family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

24 inches

Spread

17 inches

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use High

Drought Tolerance Low

Flood Tolerance High

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 6.0 – 7.5

Frost-Free Days 140 days

Precipitation 20 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.