Campanula medium Campana Lilac F1 | Bellflower | Pelleted Seeds

Beautiful soft lilac bell-shaped flowers on long, strong stems. Campana Lilac F1 is a professional cut flower variety with excellent uniformity, attractive foliage and flowers concentrated towards the upper part of the stem. Its delicate lilac colour is especially beautiful for romantic bouquets, wedding floristry and sophisticated garden-style arrangements.

Campanula medium Campana Lilac F1 belongs to the professional Campana F1 series, developed especially for high-quality cut flower production.

This variety produces large, soft lilac bell-shaped flowers arranged beautifully towards the upper part of long, upright stems. The delicate lilac shade brings a romantic and elegant character to bouquets and combines beautifully with white, blush pink, lavender, blue, cream and other pastel flowers.

Plants reach approximately 76–86 cm tall, producing long, straight and strong stems with attractive foliage and excellent uniformity.

Plant Information

• Scientific Name: Campanula medium
• Common Name: Bellflower / Canterbury Bells
• Series: Campana F1
• Variety: Lilac
• Flower Colour: Soft Lilac
• Flower Type: Large, single, bell-shaped flowers
• Plant Habit: Upright
• Height: 30–34" / 76–86 cm
• Exposure: Sun
• Best For: Greenhouse or tunnel production
• Use: Professional cut flower, bouquets and floristry
• Spacing: 4–5" / 10–13 cm
• Planting Density: 64–80 plants/m²
• Seed Form: Pelleted
• Plug Crop Time: 7–8 weeks
• Transplant to Finish: approximately 10–14 weeks
• Seed to Flower: approximately 119–154 days

Beautiful Soft Lilac Bell-Shaped Flowers

Campana Lilac F1 stands out for its beautiful soft lilac colour, bringing a delicate and sophisticated tone to the Campana series.

The large bell-shaped flowers are concentrated towards the upper part of the stem, creating an elegant vertical line and making each stem particularly attractive in floral arrangements.

The lilac shade is wonderfully versatile for modern floristry. It pairs especially well with white, cream, blush pink, lavender, soft blue, apricot and green, making it an excellent choice for romantic and pastel colour palettes.

Campana Lilac is particularly beautiful for wedding bouquets, bridal floristry, romantic arrangements and natural garden-style bouquets.

Professional Campana F1 Cut Flower Series

Campana is a high-quality professional series bred specifically for cut flower production.

The series combines excellent uniformity with long, strong stems and attractive foliage. Flowers develop beautifully towards the upper part of the stem, where their distinctive bell shape is clearly visible in bouquets.

The Campana series is valued for:

• Long and strong stems
• Good-quality foliage
• Excellent uniformity
• Well-matched flowering time and habit
• 100% top-flowering
• Professional cut flower quality
• Suitability for Summer and Winter production
• Relatively low-energy production

Campana Lilac is an excellent choice for professional growers as well as gardeners who want to grow florist-quality flowers for cutting at home.

Sowing & Germination

Campana Lilac F1 is supplied as pelleted seed, making the naturally tiny Campanula seeds much easier to handle and sow accurately.

Sow 1 pelleted seed per cell onto the surface of a fine, moist seed-starting substrate.

Do not cover the seeds, as light is beneficial for germination.

• Sowing: Surface sow
• Seeds per cell: 1
• Cover seed: No
• Germination temperature: approximately 20–22°C
• Germination: approximately 4–5 days
• Plug crop time: approximately 7–8 weeks

Keep the substrate evenly moist but not waterlogged during germination. Pelleted seeds should not be allowed to dry out after sowing.

After germination, grow the young plants at slightly cooler temperatures of approximately 16–18°C to encourage strong, high-quality seedlings.

How Long From Seed to Flower?

Allow approximately 7–8 weeks for plug production, followed by approximately 10–14 weeks from transplanting to flowering.

The total growing time is therefore approximately:

17–22 weeks, or around 119–154 days from seed to flower.

Exact flowering time can vary depending on temperature, light levels, daylength and growing conditions.

Important – Daylength

Daylength plays an important role in producing long, high-quality stems for cutting.

Young plants should first be given enough time for vegetative growth and the development of long, strong stems. Longer days later encourage flower initiation.

In professional production, Campana is initially grown under shorter days. Later, daylengths longer than approximately 14 hours encourage flowering.

For smaller growers and home gardeners, the most important point is to avoid encouraging flowering too early. If plants initiate flowers before developing sufficient vegetative growth, the stems may remain shorter.

For this reason, Campana is particularly well suited to greenhouse or tunnel production, where growing conditions can be controlled more easily.

Growing

Campana Lilac grows best in fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny position.

Maintain consistent moisture throughout active growth, particularly while plants are developing their long flowering stems.

Avoid repeated drying, as excessively dry conditions can encourage earlier flowering and shorter stems.

At the same time, avoid waterlogged soil, which can weaken the root system and stems.

For professional cut flower production, space plants approximately 10–13 cm apart, or around 64–80 plants per m².

Feeding

Regular nutrition helps Campana produce long, strong and high-quality stems.

During active growth, use a balanced complete fertiliser containing micronutrients.

Consistent feeding and even moisture are more important than very heavy fertilisation. Water or nutrient stress can encourage premature flowering and reduce stem length.

Support

Because Campana produces long flowering stems, a support net is recommended when growing it for cut flowers.

Support helps keep the stems straight and protects them from bending, particularly as the large bell-shaped flowers begin to open.

Harvesting

Harvest Campana when approximately 2–3 flowers on the stem are fully open.

Place freshly cut stems into clean, cool water as soon as possible.

With good post-harvest care, Campana can provide a vase life of up to approximately 10 days.

Why Choose Campana Lilac F1?

• Beautiful soft lilac bell-shaped flowers
• Large, elegant flowers with a romantic appearance
• Professional F1 cut flower variety
• Long, straight and strong stems
• Height approximately 76–86 cm
• 100% top-flowering
• Excellent uniformity
• Attractive foliage
• Particularly beautiful for wedding and bridal floristry
• Excellent for pastel and romantic colour palettes
• Beautiful in natural garden-style bouquets
• Suitable for Summer and Winter production
• Approximately 119–154 days from seed to flower
• Pelleted seed for easier and more precise sowing

Campana Lilac F1 is a beautiful professional cut flower variety with an elegant soft lilac colour. Its large bell-shaped flowers, long strong stems and excellent uniformity make it especially valuable for wedding floristry, romantic pastel bouquets and cutting gardens.