How to Prune Campanula

Some gardeners call this beautiful summer flower campanula and others know it as bellflowers. Regardless of the name, adding this lovely bloomer to a sunny or partially sunny flower garden is sure to bring years of enjoyment. Choose a campanula variety with the bloom color of your choice. When the plant is finished blossoming in the middle of the summer, prune it back to encourage a second bloom.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Campanula plants
• Pruning shears

1. Watch and enjoy the blooms of the campanula plant so that you will know when the plant is finished with the first bloom of the summer.

2. Use the pruning shears to cut back the stems by approximately half of their length. This will tidy the appearance of the campanula plant and encourage it to put forth a burst of bushy growth. Cut the stems at any point.

3. Deadhead this second bloom if you wish; however, do not perform a second severe pruning because you do not want to encourage the plant to put forth another burst of growth just prior to the end of the growing season.

References

• Campanula
• Growing Campanula