Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Flowering Plants
Origin
Central America, South America
Italy, Southern Europe, western Balkans
Types
Persea americana
Campanula pyramidalis
Number of Varieties
325
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates
Islands
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-157-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
7 - 4
Sunset Zone
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Lavender, Light Blue, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
From bulbs, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Diseases, Dry root rot, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch
fungus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Oral Allergy
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Good for the Scalp, Natural Sunscreen, Promotes healthy skin, Removes dandruff
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidepressant, Detoxification, Digestive, Improve heart health, osteoporosis
Asthma, Cough
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PERSEA americana 'Reed'( Guatemalan Strain)
CAMPANULA pyramidalis
Common Name
Avocado, Guatemalan Avocado
Chimney Bellflower
In Hindi
एवोकाडो
Chimney Bellflower
In German
Avocado
Schornstein Glockenblume
In French
Avocat
cheminée Bellflower
In Spanish
Aguacate
Chimenea Bellflower
In Greek
Αβοκάντο
καμινάδα καμπανούλα
In Portuguese
Abacate
chaminé Bellflower
In Polish
Awokado
komin Bellflower
In Latin
Avocado
caminorum purgatores Bellflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Asterales
Family
Lauraceae
Campanulaceae
Genus
Persea
Campanula
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
60300
1
27800
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