Campanula plant named ‘Angel Bells’

Abstract

The new and distinct Bellflower plant, Campanula plant named Angel Bells with dense, compact, mounded, upright habit; dark-green lanceolate foliage and numerous white campanulate flowers over a seven week period clustered at nodes and ends of on upright stems beginning in late June.

Claims

1. The new and distinct cultivar of Campanula plant named Angel Bells as described and illustrated.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The color drawings illustrate the overall characteristics of Campanula Angel Bells as a four-year-old plant. The colors are as true as reasonably possible given the technology available. The color values may vary slightly depending on light intensity and quality.

(2) FIG. 1 shows the new plant in a landscape environment.

(3) FIG. 2 shows a close-up of the flowers of the new plant.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(4) The following description is based on a four-year-old plant growing in a full-sun trial garden in Zeeland, Mich., USA. Environmental conditions for the growing season daytime temperatures range between 12 C. to 35 C., and night temperatures range between 6 C. to 24 C. Except for ordinary dictionary color usage, color references are according to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2015 edition. The new plant has not been observed in all possible growing conditions and may vary in phenotypic characteristics based on water availability, light conditions, fertilizer, temperatures, etc. without varying in genotypic characteristics. Parentage: Female or seed parent Lavender; male or pollen parent sibling to Lavender; Asexual propagation: Cuttings, about 12 to 20 days to initiate roots; time to finish in a one- gallon container about 9 months; Plant habit: Up-right, rounded, herbaceous, winter-hardy, perennial mound; with heavily branched flower stems up to 60.0 cm wide and 48.0 cm tall; average about 55.0 cm across and about 45.0 cm tall; Leaves: Acaulescent and cauline opposite; simple; lanceolate; adaxial surface sparsely, strigillose, slightly lustrous; abaxial surface matte, puberulent; acute apex; cordate to rounded base; margin serrate and ciliolate; up to 16.0 cm long and 4.5 cm wide, average about 14.8 cm long and 8.2 cm wide; Leaf color: Young expanding leaves adaxial nearest RHS 143B and abaxial between RHS 138B and RHS 138C; mature leaves adaxial between RHS NN137A and RHS 139A, abaxial nearest RHS 148C; Veins: Reticulate; Vein color: Adaxial midrib and main veins nearest RHS 145C and secondary veins nearest RHS 137C, abaxial midrib and main veins nearest RHS 146D and secondary veins nearest RHS 146A; Stem color: Blend between RHS 145A and RHS N144A between carina, and carina nearest NN137C; Flower: Single; perfect; campanulate; on terminal branches; about 22.0 mm across, about 20.0 mm tall; attitude outright to slightly upright; Inflorescence fragrance: Not detected; Calyx: Campanulate; to about 24.0 mm wide and 7.0 mm wide at base; Sepals: Five; lanceolate; acute apex; fused in the basal 2.0 mm; margin serrulate and ciliolate; glabrous adaxial; puberulent adaxial; about 5.0 mm long and about 1.5 mm wide above fusion; Sepal color: Abaxial and adaxial nearest RHS 146D; Flowering period: Beginning early summer, for about 7 weeks; producing over 100 flowers per branched stem and over 500 flowers per plant at one time during peak flowering; Flower longevity: 5 to 7 days; Flower buds: One day prior to opening oblong, rounded apiculate apex, about 14.0 mm long and 4.0 mm diameter; four days prior to opening about 8.0 mm long and 3.5 mm diameter near apex; Flower bud color: One day prior to opening nearest RHS NN155A; four days prior to opening nearest RHS 1D; Peduncle: About 12 per plant; cylindrical, carinate with longitudinal angular ridges along sides of leaf attachment; glabrous; glaucous; upright attitude; strong; heavily-branched; about 6.0 mm diameter at base and 42.0 cm long; about nine nodes, average internode spacing about 4.6 cm; branches to about 14.0 cm long and 3.5 mm diameter at base; Peduncle color: Blend between RHS 145A and RHS N144A between carina, and carina nearest NN137C; Pedicel: Cylindrical; glaucous; thin, wiry, strong; average about 2.0 mm long and 0.5 mm diameter; Pedicel color: Lighter than RHS 146D; Petals: Typically five in single whorl; lanceolate; acute apex; basal 14.0 mm fused; pubescent adaxial and glabrous abaxial; about 22.0 mm long and 5.0 mm wide above fusion; Petal color (primary and secondary): Adaxial nearest RHS NN155D; abaxial nearest RHS NN155D with midrib nearest RHS 155C; no spots are present either adaxial or abaxial; no change in flower color from opening to maturity; Corolla: Single; to about 18.0 mm long and 20.0 mm across; fused in basal 14.0 mm; fused portion to about 10.0 mm diameter distally and 4.0 mm diameter at base; lobes slightly reflexed to produce nearly flat face; corolla lobe apices acute; Androecium: Typically five; Filament.About 2.0 mm long and 0.3 mm diameter; color nearest RHS NN155D. Anther.Lanceolate; about 5.0 mm long and 1.5 mm across; color nearest RHS 13B. Pollen.Not abundant; color nearest RHS 4D. Gynoecium: Single; about 20.0 mm long; Style.Cylindrical; about 18.0 mm long and 0.5 mm diameter; color nearest RHS 13B. Stigma.Trifid; recurved; about 3.0 mm long and 0.5 mm diameter; color nearest RHS 8D. Seed: Slightly flattened ellipsoidal; rounded apex and base; surface glabrous; about 1.0 mm long and 0.7 mm across center; Seed color: Variable, some seeds between RHS 165A and RHS 165B;

(5) Campanula Angel Bells is tolerant of winter temperatures from USDA hardiness at least to zones 4 to 8. The new plant grows best with good drainage and adequate moisture. It is not known to be tolerant of diseases and pest that are common to other Campanula cultivars.