Peach-leaved bell looks great on flower beds of any kind. It is beautiful in group plantings and in mixborders. Despite external attractiveness, he behaves excessively aggressively towards his neighbors in the flower bed, as he has an increased tendency to self-seeding. But in order to make the sub-fence and remote areas very picturesque, it is the peach-leaved bellflower that should be used. Growing from seeds in these wilds is the most rational and justified.
Firstly, because the light lilac flowers, collected in inflorescences on a stem almost waist high, can be seen from afar. They create a kind of bluish horizon at the turn of the site.
Secondly, the peach-leaved bell, unlike its other species, is at the peak of attractiveness not only at the time of early flowering, but almost all summer, which is very impressive. So, for example, its nettle-leaved relative is beautiful only at the beginning of the season, and later on it quickly fades and needs mandatory pruning of the flower-bearing stem.
How beautiful the annual peach-leaved bell is, it is just as unpretentious and undemanding to growing conditions. It thrives well on dry slopes and wet lawns. Its delicate flowers delight the eye from the very beginning of summer until late autumn. True, we are talking here about annuals. There is also a biennial peach-leaved bell, which develops well and blooms profusely only under conditions of constant but moderate watering, and in a well-lit area. True, with many positive qualities, he also has a drawback. Its long stems in single plantings lose their attractiveness, so they definitely need to pick up complementary ornamental plants.
Recently, flower growers have bred a bright yellow peach-leaved bellflower by microcloning. His photos are reminiscent of Japanese old engraving graphics and surprise with elegant foliage of a bright lemon hue. The variety name is Kelly's Gold. Here it is, unlike the species described above, suitable for planting only in plain sight, for example, at the porch of a house or as the main character in a flower bed. Its white flowers bloom in the second year after planting the seedling. However, so that it does not look lonely, it is recommended to plant another variety next to it - Blue-Eyed Blonde, which also has yellow leaves. The difference is that its flowers are blue-violet. The plant is strikingly bright and attractive. The combination of bright lemon, white and blue creates a striking composition. A special mood seems to reign in the flower garden.
But these beauties should only be propagated vegetatively. Their seeds are not able to retain the characteristics of the parent plant. Therefore, in early spring or early summer, you need to cut off the offspring from the main outlet and plant them in a new, well-prepared place. Thus, we examined three types of peach bell, the main feature of which is narrow and elongated leaves.
