Adenophora liliifolia

Ladybells are fragrant charmers with racemes of dainty light blue to lilac bell-shaped flowers.

These plants occur naturally in forests and moist meadows and are easy to grow in average to alkaline, humus-rich, moist soil in sun or light shade. Make sure you are happy with placement before planting as this plant seriously resents transplanting. They will spread slowly by runners.

Fragrant flowers held on tall stems are useful for indoor arrangements.

Zones: 3 to 7

Family: Campanulaceae

Type: Perennial

Height: 18 to 24 in.

Spread: 24 to 30 in.

Exposure: full sun to part-shade

Soil Conditions: lime-loving, calcareous, moist, humus rich, fertile

Bloom Time: July to August

Bloom Color: light blue

Native Range: East Central and East Europe to Siberia and Manchuria

Image Credits:

Image 1 (lilac blooms) peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Image 2 (white blooms) Ruslan Kastani, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons