Mystery plant

May 25, 2010

Mystery plant

Thanks for the comments - it looks like the plant in question is Adenophora lilifolia.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

Monica the Garden Faerie said…

Looks like some kind of penstemon or campanula. Can we see the foliage? (Oh, wait, what am I saying? I'm sure someone else will be able to ID it as is!)

May 25, 2010 at 7:08 AM

Andrew said…

Very much like a Campanula that seeds itself readily here. The buds especially are very typical of many Campanula species.

May 25, 2010 at 7:22 AM

Roses and Lilacs said…

Hi Phillip, looks a little like Adenophora (lady bells) to me but it's hard to tell without the leaves. Could be campanula. You will know if it spreads like prairie fire:)
Marnie

May 25, 2010 at 7:44 AM

Phillip Oliver said…

Thanks everybody. I just added a shot of the leaves.

May 25, 2010 at 7:49 AM

A Brit in Tennessee said…

Looks like a Hairy Beard Tongue, a member of the Snapdragon family....
A lovely plant, beautiful bell flower.

May 25, 2010 at 8:26 AM

Sheila said…

Looks like a campanula to me!

May 25, 2010 at 8:30 AM

sweetbay said…

My first guess is Adenophora. My first thought is, it's beautiful!

If you post this on GardenWeb's Name That Plant, I bet they could give you a species name almost instantly. Those people are wizards.

May 25, 2010 at 8:33 AM

Sheila said…

Campanula rapunculoides

May 25, 2010 at 8:46 AM

Charlotte Weychan said…

These really are the most stunning photographs ... whatever the plant!! Just love this blog!

May 25, 2010 at 9:46 AM

Lisa at Greenbow said…

Yep, I agree with campanula. I have tried to grow it without luck.

May 25, 2010 at 9:56 AM

Becca's Dirt said…

I do not know it but it is beautiful.

May 25, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Roses and Lilacs said…

It looks just like my Adenophora. I'm fairly certain that's what it is.

It's a pretty reliable bloomer, sun, shade, dry, wet... It spreads quickly. I have it running amongst daylilies and Siberian iris.
Marnie

May 25, 2010 at 10:31 AM

Unknown said…

Yes, it does look like a Campanula, but it is Adenophora. My neighbor has these, and now, after a few years, they have invaded my entire front yard and I now consider them a noxious weed. Beautiful, but it's dangerous—love the blooms, but snip them off often.

May 25, 2010 at 11:07 AM

Sweet Home and Garden Carolina said…

Roses and Lilacs and Sweet Bay are correct, Phillip -It's Adenophora Lilifolia or Lady Bells. I have it in my garden and let me warn you that while it's beautiful it can become invasive.

It's heat tolerant which is a plus for the Alabama garden. Seeds itself and doesn't take well to transplanting.

Hey, we were hotter in Chicago yesterday than you or Florida. 90 degrees in May!

May 25, 2010 at 11:08 AM

Philip Bewley said…

Hi Phillip!
It is Adenophora lilifolia.
I love it. I have this blooming right now.
Best to you!

May 25, 2010 at 6:19 PM

Carol said…

I have always thought this to be a type of Campanula Phillip... I have them too coming up here and there. Not sure of more details about this plant though.

May 25, 2010 at 6:41 PM

Sandy said…

I have both adenophora and campanula, and that is definitely adenophora. Besides I planted it many years ago, as a purchased plant from a nursery. Mine has never become a problem with spreading and I love it. Now the campanula, that can be a noxious weed!

May 25, 2010 at 9:12 PM