Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Flowering Plants
Origin
China, Japan
Italy, Southern Europe, western Balkans
Types
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
Campanula pyramidalis
Number of Varieties
225
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40000
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Habitat
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
Islands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-87-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7 - 4
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
6.00 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm45.70 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Lavender, Light Blue, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
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
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
From bulbs, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
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
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch, Stem rot
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
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, pollinators
Birds, Insects
Allergy
allergic reaction
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Asthma, Cough
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
CAMPANULA pyramidalis
Common Name
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
Chimney Bellflower
In Hindi
pachysandra
Chimney Bellflower
In German
Ysander
Schornstein Glockenblume
In French
pachysandra
cheminée Bellflower
In Spanish
Pachysandra
Chimenea Bellflower
In Greek
Pachysandra
καμινάδα καμπανούλα
In Portuguese
Pachysandra
chaminé Bellflower
In Polish
Runianka
komin Bellflower
In Latin
Pachysandra
caminorum purgatores Bellflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Buxales
Asterales
Family
Buxaceae
Campanulaceae
Genus
Pachysandra
Campanula
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
sarcococceae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
5300
1
27800
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