Broadlea bell is a popular plant with gardeners. It is often used for group plantings and other flower arrangements in flowerbeds, as well as it is included in the composition when making bouquets. Let's consider the features of growing this flower and how to care for it.
Description
Bellflower, or as the plant is called in Latin "Campanula" - a herb from the family of bellflower, class of dicotyledons. In nature, this flower grows almost throughout Eurasia.
Did you know? This Latin word is derived from the late Latin or Italian word "campana", which means nothing more than "bell". Obviously, such a name, which has taken root in our country, has received a flower from its shape.
Campanula latifolia, in turn, is a broadleaf subspecies of the bell, which has a height of 1.2 m, a large and strong root (up to 15 cm in length), spindle-like bulges. The shoots above the ground are very large and orthotropic.
The flower has a bare stem part, reaching one and a half centimeters, mostly of a cylindrical shape, but the leaves are oblong, somewhat similar to an egg, they also have a soft, liquid pubescence on both sides of the leaf. 
Inflorescences are large purple flowers that form boxes after they have bloomed. These boxes are egg-shaped and brownish. Branching is mainly near the flower. Leaves grow alternately.
The flowers themselves are racemes and closed, they are referred to as frondule monothelial inflorescences. The flower grows with perianth right on the pedicel, it is regular in shape and bisexual. The naked calyx has long-pointed teeth, which expand to the base.
Your garden will be beautifully decorated with such herbaceous plants as tricolor violet, Black Root, Penstemon, Thyme darmer, bookfoot, Euphorbia cypress, solarium, Sharogolovy mordovnik, forest forget-me-not, Pentas and licoris.This plant prefers sunny meadows and edges, but can grow in a small shade. It should be remembered that the bell is very easy to trample, and after such mechanical damage the plant will not recover.
Breeding
There are several ways of breeding this plant species. Let's look at how to multiply the bell, and which of the options is more suitable for you.
Seeds
Propagate the plant can be seeds. If you are going to grow a plant by this method, then you need to consider two options:
- seeds can be planted directly in open ground;
- You can grow seedlings in advance, and only then plant them in open ground.
If you plant flowers immediately in open ground, then it is better to do it in late May or early June, since the earth is already warm enough. Seeds need to be sown superficially on the soil, pre-moistened.
It is not necessary to cover the ground. Seeds are recommended to cover with a film and air every day. After the seeds have proklyutsya, the film can be removed. 
If you prepare seedlings, the seeds need to be sown in a wet soil surface at the end of March. Then cover the seeds with glass or film and be sure to maintain a moist environment.
It is recommended to put pots with sown seeds in a bright, warm place. You can plant bells in separate pots when the seedlings have 2 fully formed leaflets.
In the open ground you can transfer plants in early summer. The bell will bloom next year.
Did you know? On the territory inhabited by ancient Slavic tribes they believed that the bells could ring like crystal ones once a year, namely, on the feast of Ivan Kupala.
Division of rhizomes
Also, the bells can be propagated by division of rhizomes. To do this, you need to separate part of the root system of the plant. This should be done with a garden spatula. The plant is not digged.
After otsadit the separated piece of rhizome in the well prepared in advance. In the hole should be poured humus and the ground, always hydrated. Once planted rhizome, the place must be watered again. 
Cuttings
The third way to grow a broadleaf bell is grafting. For such reproduction, cut the green stalks of the bell and process. The length of the cut stalks should be approximately 10 to 12 cm.
The edge of the stem is treated with a solution that enhances the growth of the root system. After this treatment, the stems are bruised with a mixture of peat and sand. Such stalks are planted in open ground. Cutting is used extremely rarely, as cuttings do not survive with 100% result.
Care
Let's consider the features of care for this beautiful and unpretentious flower. In addition to the features of watering and fertilizing the plant, it should immediately be noted that after flowering, it is necessary to remove flowers, and in winter it needs shelter, which you can make from lapnik or sawdust.
Watering
The entire growing season broadleaf bells need regular, but not strong watering. In winter, be sure to reduce watering the flower. The most suitable water for them is soda water. 
Important! It should be remembered that if you want to preserve the aesthetics of the flower for a long time and its decorative properties - do not forget to water it, but watering should be moderate.
Maintain a certain level of moisture the plant needs, even when it has faded, it is recommended to do it by spraying.
If you bring the bells for the winter in the vases in the room, also watch out for the level of moisture. Temperature more than +17 ° C in the room will require placement in the basement of the pot or expanded gravel.
Top dressing
In the spring, when regrowth begins, feed your bells with nitrogen fertilizer, and feeding with ash (count 400 g per 10 sq. M) and manure will not be superfluous. NPK mineral mixtures are used before flower budding in a low concentration, about 10–15 g per square meter. m
Also, the amount of fertilizer depends on the quality of the soil, for example, to reduce the required amount of fertilizer, peat and sand are added to the loamy soil. In the sandy soil is recommended to add sod land, or, humus or peat. 
Diseases and pests
A great advantage can be considered the fact that this type of plant is resistant to diseases and pests. If the flower grows in a cool and humid climate, it can suffer from powdery mildew.
Powdery mildew can be fought with such methods:
- loosen the soil under the plant;
- balance watering and do not fill the ground;
- remove strongly affected parts of the stems;
- process the fungicide solution (you can use these types of fungicides - 2% solution "Fundazole", 1% solution "Topsin-M", copper sulphate).
Important! If the plant is young, then it can become food for slugs and aphids. Fighting such pests can be generally accepted methods.
Bell broadleaf - unpretentious in nature plant. Care for him is quite simple and does not require any special expenses. This plant will decorate your garden and will delight you with its bright colors.
