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 December
1999
 Ruellia
'Black Beauty'
November
1999
Daphne
arbuscula
October
1999
Tulipa
schrenkii
September
1999
Machaeranthera
colorodoensis
August
1999
Veronica
spicata nana
 July
1999
Campanula
garganica
June
1999
Saponaria
X Olivana
May
1999
Phlox
bifida
April
1999
Aethionema
oppositifolium
March
1999
Cyclamen
coum
February
1999
Moneses
uniflora
January
1999
Eritrichum
nanum
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Plant
of the Month
July
1999
Campanula
garganica
by Iza Goroff
Campanula
garganica is a member of the Campanulaceae, a family
which includes many genera, the largest of which is
Campanula. Campanula garganica
is a native of southern Italy and Greece.
Despite its southern origins
Campanula garganica is a hardy
plant, easy to grow in an ordinary garden mix of equal parts
soil, sand, and humus. It thrives in sun to half shade.
The pictured plant was growing in a vertical crevice,
behind which was such a mix. Although the plant was about 2'
(60 cm) across, it was only 6" (15 cm) away from the rock,
conforming to the contour of the rock.
Propagation is easy from division.
Variants on the same plan include
Campanula fenestrellata, a more
diminutive plant, and Campanula
poscharskyana, a much larger and more vigorous
plant.
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