Solved Campanula?

Does anyone know what these little purple flowers are, perhaps a Campanula? I have it growing in my very narrow dry border. They were sort of dangling over the edge and had to be flopped over when mowing the lawn, which is why they look a bit odd. Is there a way to get it to produce more flowers, and would it be better off somewhere else?

Thanks,

Nick

 

Yes a campanula. Looks like Birch Hybrid Nikolaos ...I grow it here. Is it evergreen with you?
You can divide it, cut pieces off to plant elsewhere or curtail its spread and help it to flower more.
Here it has been flowering since early June but flowering tends to diminish around mid summer so I shear it back and it starts to flower again in a few weeks and well into autumn. This also produces lush new foliage before re flowering

 

@Verdun Yep, that certainly looks like it. Frankly I haven't payed much attention to it but always assumed it was deciduous. I know next to nothing about these. I have some red tulips in the same area of the border which seem to finish flowering just before it goes into flower and am wondering if this is what's producing the elongated, floppy stems on mine. How exactly can I get it to flower more? When you shear it back do you take it right down to the ground? Thanks for the reply and advice on division!

 

Yes Nikalaos, cut it hard back. Not to worry it will respond quickly. This cutting back will, in itself, produce more flowers. Try it and see for yourself
I also feel this is a group of plants that benefits from not feeding......feeding produces more lush foliage at the expense of flowers I think

 

@Verdun Right, I shall have to try that! Would love to see it produce more flowers. Fits in perfectly with the cool colour scheme of my back garden. Nothing in that little dry border ever gets fed so it should do well! Many thanks, mate.