Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants
Origin
United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico
Italy, Southern Europe, western Balkans
Types
-
Campanula pyramidalis
Number of Varieties
225
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Islands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-117-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-7
7 - 4
Sunset Zone
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta, Orange Red
Lavender, Light Blue, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
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
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial 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
Apply 10-10-10 amount
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
-
fungus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance
Flowers
Showy
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
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Toxic
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic
Asthma, Cough
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a general tonic, Used as a rat poison, Used as a vegetable
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ERYTHRINA herbacea
CAMPANULA pyramidalis
Common Name
Red cardinal, Cardinal spear
Chimney Bellflower
In Hindi
Red Cardinal
Chimney Bellflower
In German
Red Cardinal
Schornstein Glockenblume
In French
Cardinal rouge
cheminée Bellflower
In Spanish
Cárdenas
Chimenea Bellflower
In Greek
κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος
καμινάδα καμπανούλα
In Portuguese
Cardeal vermelho
chaminé Bellflower
In Polish
Red Cardinal
komin Bellflower
In Latin
Cardinalis Rubrum
caminorum purgatores Bellflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Asterales
Family
Fabaceae
Campanulaceae
Genus
Erythrina
Campanula
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Phaseoleae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
10300
1
27800
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