SPECIAL USES. Rock gardens, edging, ground cover.
Campanula Campanulaceae Harebell, Bell Flower
These are the beloved bell flowers which should be included in all gardens. Included on page [264] are varieties that are easy to get and grow.
CARE. Light loamy soil, slightly on limy side; drainage. Sun, except dwarfs, which take light shade. Remove dead flowers. Shelter with evergreen boughs in severe winter.
PROPAGATION. Division in early spring or fall, seeds (plant as soon as ripe), cuttings.
SPECIAL USES. Rock gardens, walls, borders, edging, pots, and baskets.
Cerastium Caryophyllaceae
Perennial creepers and carpeters with slim silk-hairy leaves and showers of white flowers with an over-all effect of soft fuzzy wool. Maximum height six inches, but most plants less.
alpinum lanatum—Smallest downy leaves, white flowers in clusters in June and July.
bierbersteini—Longer leaves, flowers one month earlier.