Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Italy, Southern Europe, western Balkans
Types
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Campanula pyramidalis
Number of Varieties
2525
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
Islands
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-87-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7 - 4
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Lavender, Light Blue, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
From bulbs, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
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
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Crown rot
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
Birds
Birds, Insects
Allergy
convulsions, Vomiting
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Removes dandruff
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Asthma, Cough
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
SCILLA
CAMPANULA pyramidalis
Common Name
Squill
Chimney Bellflower
In Hindi
Squill
Chimney Bellflower
In German
Squill
Schornstein Glockenblume
In French
Squille
cheminée Bellflower
In Spanish
Escila
Chimenea Bellflower
In Greek
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
καμινάδα καμπανούλα
In Portuguese
Cila
chaminé Bellflower
In Polish
Cebulica
komin Bellflower
In Latin
Scilla
caminorum purgatores Bellflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Asterales
Family
Liliaceae
Campanulaceae
Genus
Scilla
Campanula
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Hyacintheae
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Subfamily
Scilloideae
-
Number of Species
81300
1
27800
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