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Campanula Champion Pro

$79.00 Sold Out
Tray Size: 210
Variety: Deep Blue

Inventory is limited and will be discontinued.

This Campanula medium behaves as an annual (although the rest of its species are biennial). People have trouble with this crop because it has a strong day length response. Below 12 hours of daylight, it remains vegetative, and above 12 hours, it initiates bud, regardless of how established it is. (Thus the talk of it flowering in the plug tray, or on 2" stems when planted late in the season). Early planting is recommended to let it establish before natural day length triggers flowering. It would be worth experimenting with blackout fabric to provide long nights (thus short days) until the plant has bulked up enough to support long stem growth. This crop would be best grow in the tunnel for northern growers, as your ground may otherwise be frozen at the ideal planting time. 

Fall planting is recommended for mild winter growers. 

Champion Pro blue seems more prone to bolting than the rest of the series or the Champion series. Any amount of stress or warm winter weather may trigger flowering.

Best results will occur when planted between week 40 in the fall and week 10 in the spring.

Champion Pro has smaller flower in a greater abundance as compared to Champion. Both are desirable and very long lasting. Cut just before buds open. Bred by Sakata.

Grown in a 216 tray, billed as a 210.

Order 7 or more weeks in advance of desired ship date.

Learn MoreCampanula Growing Guide


About Tray Sizes

210 and 125 cell trays are full-sized trays, and three of these will fit in a shipping box.

50 cell trays are half-sized trays (unless otherwise noted) and two of these are the equivelent of one full sized tray. Six of these will fit in a shipping box.

18 and 32 cell trays are full sized trays specifically for our vernalized perennials. These have their own set of shipping rules (find details HERE) and cannot be combined with items grown in 210, 125, or 50 cell trays.

Growing Guides

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Campanula Pink and Blue Flower Long Green Stem Upright Bell flower Farmer Bailey Plugs

 

Common Name Campanula (aka Canterbury Bells, Coventry Bells, Cup and Saucer)
Genus  Campanula 
Species medium
Family

Campanulaceae
Life Cycle 

Biennial, treated as hardy annual.
Format Plugs
Plug Care

Transplant within 1 week of arrival or bump up into a 50 or 72 cell tray if immediate transplanting is not possible.
Netting / Staking 1 layer of support netting.
Temperature Range 25-75F
Spacing 6"
Soil Preference Well drained, generally fertile. 
Day Length Obligate long day.
Pinching

Not recommended, but if smaller stems are preferred, pinch out the initial bloom spike to encourage branches to develop.
When to Plant

Plant in the cool and short days of the year.
Harvesting

Cut when the first flower starts to open on the stem. The remaining buds will open in the vase.
Post Harvest Care Holding solution.
Diseases / Insects None in particular. 
Bailey's Notes

Champion Campanula is a biennial by nature, but has been bred to behave like an annual. It will flower any time days are 12 hours long or longer, which is why you MUST plant them in during the shorter days of the year. This allows them to establish their roots and leaf structure before trying to flower. If you plant them out under long day conditions, they will flower immediately on short stems. For best results plant after Week 40 in the fall, or before Week 10 in the spring. This may require a tunnel in northern climates.
Resources

 Sakata Ornamentals Campanula Champion and Champion Pro Tutorial

North Carolina State Extension: Campanula Medium

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