Campanula Violet Teacups In Leggy And Flopping On Ground

Question

Planted Violet Teacups early last summer; purchased from local nursery, each in 4″ pots. They formed nice round mounds, stems ~6 long, and bloomed beautifully entire summer. No fertilizer applied. In late fall, cut them down to about 3″. This year, the stems are ~10″ and have splayed onto the ground around the center. Flowering nicely, no fertilizer used. At first I thought an animal had bedded down on the plant, but there are a couple more in addition to the ones in the attached photos that are splayed. Thanks for any advice you have.

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Answer 1

It is getting crowded and needs to be divided either in fall or spring. You can discard the center stems that are dying out. To reduce the legginess, shear the plant back a few inches.

In the spring as it starts coming back, sprinkle some 10-10-10 slow release fertilizer around it.