Sturdy clump of erect, unbranched stems with coarse
leaves
3-5 feet tall with a spread of 2 feet
Purplish-blue,
bell-shaped flowers are borne in upper leaf
axils or in short, terminal racemes. Flowers are
1˝ inches long with campanulate corollas.
Early summer
Alternate leaves
are oblong-ovate to lanceolate,
lower leaves are petioled, 5-6 inches long while the upper
leaves are smaller and become sessile higher on the
stem. The leaves are rugose, pubescent and have a
double-toothed margin. Stems have scattered hairs.
Partial shade in
well-drained soil
'Alba' - White flowers similar to the
species.
'Brantwood' - Large, violet-blue trumpet
flowers.
'Gloaming' - An
Alan Bloom
introduction unusual smoky-blue color.
var. macrantha - Larger flowers than the species.
var. macrantha'Alba' - White flowers, plant similar to 'Alba.
