The bell is versatile( the bride and groom)
Family bell-shaped. The genus Campanula.
Natural climatic conditions: the Mediterranean, the subtropics of Asia, acclimatized in temperate zones.
Ampel herbaceous plant up to 30 cm high;leaves alternate, round-heart-shaped or almost round, with jagged edges, sometimes slightly pubescent, with long petioles, olive- or light-green in color;inflorescence - panicle or corymba panicle;flowers are campanulate, up to 4 cm in diameter, numerous. It has two main varieties, differing in color and number of flowers: white( "bride") and blue( "groom").Less common is the third, not received a separate "nickname" - with purple flowers.
The dweller of cool rooms, in them the bell behaves as a unpretentious plant in relation to all other factors.
Demand for moisture: quite abundant watering during the active vegetation period, lowered - during rest period( December - mid January).The warmer in the room, the more often should be watering. You can pour "hard" water.
Temperature mode: the optimum temperature is from 16 to 20 ° C, so the living rooms for the bell-shaped chalk are often too warm. Well tolerates a decrease in temperature( with moderate watering) to 8 ° C.Winter optimum - about 12 - 13 ° С.
Light mode: light-loving plant, but growing in southern exposure is undesirable because of the heat.
Soil requirement: Slightly alkaline, at least neutral reaction is optimal, soil with acidic reaction needs liming. Earth mixtures can be used different in composition with a high content of humus. In the summer in the flowering period( June-August) - top dressing with organic fertilizer solutions.
Reproduction: cuttings in February-March. Cuttings root in the sand or zemlezmesi with its increased content. More rarely - seeds.
Features: better develops in frequently ventilated rooms. At the end of winter or spring, it is desirable to cut off the shoots, leaving pieces with 2-3 sleeping buds. You can not tolerate their lignification: such a plant quickly loses the ability to blossom. A special abundance of flowers can be achieved if in time plucking fading flowers. In summer it can grow on the street.