Rampion

Rampion (Phyteuma) - The Rampions are neat, pretty, and interesting plants of the Bellflower order, with small flowers in profusion. They enjoy a sunny position, and some of them are good rock plants. P. orbiculare is a rare and desirable native Rampion, 1 to 2 feet high, and is best among rock plants, where it would be free from the destructive effects of the hoe and rake. It flourishes in a dry position in a mixture of limestone grit, peat, sand, and loam, and has violet-blue flowers in July. It is extremely impatient of removal or division, and should be raised from seed sown in autumn in a cool frame. P. Sieberi is neat for the rock garden, requiring a moist, sunny situation, and a mixture of leaf-mould, peat, and sand. It forms cushion-like tufts, and in May and June has dark blue flower-heads, on stems 4 to 6 inches long. Division. P. humile is a neat tufted plant for the rock garden, where it can get a dry sheltered position in winter and plenty of water in summer. The flowers are blue, and produced in June on stems 6 inches high. Division. P. comosum is very slow-growing, and must be particularly guarded against slugs. It is a true rock plant, suitable for a fissure, vertical or sloping to the sun, and does best amongst a mixture of a little loam, peat, sand, or grit, where it can root to the depth of 2 feet. It bears almost stalkless heads of dark purple flowers, has Holly-like leaves in June and July, and comes best from seed. P. Charmeli and P. Scheuchzeri are much alike, P. Scheuchzeri being dwarfer. It bears pretty blue flowers, on stems from 6 to 12 inches in height, and is evergreen. A new kind, P. campanuloides, is one of the best, with tall much-branched spikes of deep violet-blue flowers, very freely produced. Sow seed in autumn, and do not expect too much the first year.

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