American bellflower is a showy annual or biennial. Sow seed in fall if you desire an annual (or start the seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before last frost) or sow in late spring for a biennial. This is a very common wildflower and can be found statewide in moist, open woods, along roadsides, streambanks, and forest edges. Bumblebees are the primary pollinators, though other bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are attracted to the blue flowers as well.

Uses:  Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, rain gardens
Bloom time:  June - August

Height:  3 to 6 feet
Space:  1 to 2 feet

Sun:  Prefers afternoon shade
Moisture:  Average to moist

Seed:  Sow seed August through January. 

• ~200 seeds per packet
• 170,000 seeds per ounce
• 1 ounce per 5,600 square feet (30 seeds/square foot)