Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Italy, Southern Europe, western Balkans
Types
alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar
Campanula pyramidalis
Number of Varieties
1725
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, open Woodlands
Islands
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-157-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
7 - 4
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Salmon, Coral
Lavender, Light Blue, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Burgundy
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate elongated
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering, 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
Aphids, Fungal leaf spots
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
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Runny nose, sneezing
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge
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
-
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare
CAMPANULA pyramidalis
Common Name
American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps
Chimney Bellflower
In Hindi
shooting star
Chimney Bellflower
In German
shooting star
Schornstein Glockenblume
In French
Dodecatheon
cheminée Bellflower
In Spanish
Dodecatheon
Chimenea Bellflower
In Greek
shooting star
καμινάδα καμπανούλα
In Portuguese
Dodecatheon
chaminé Bellflower
In Polish
shooting star
komin Bellflower
In Latin
shooting star
caminorum purgatores Bellflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Primulales
Asterales
Family
Verbenaceae
Campanulaceae
Genus
Dodecatheon
Campanula
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
17300
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27800
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