Blue Berry

Silver Bells

About Blue Berry and Silver Bells

Blue Berry

Silver Bells

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Caribbean, Central America, South America

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

Types

Alaskan blueberry, Lowbush blueberry, New Jersey blueberry

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

203

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Habitat

Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-5

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

243.84 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Dark Blue, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Acuminate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Ammonia sulphate, In Late summer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Potassium sulphate

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Speed hair growth, Weightloss

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Pectoral

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Other Uses

Used in making tea

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Shade Trees, Tropical

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SYMPLOCOS martinicensis

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

Blue Berry, Horse Sugar, Martinique Sweetleaf, Whitewood

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells

In Hindi

Blue Berry Tree

Silver bells

In German

Blue Berry Baum

Silver bells

In French

Bleu Berry Tree

Silver bells

In Spanish

Árbol de la baya azul

Silver bells

In Greek

Μπλε δέντρο μούρων

Silver bells

In Portuguese

Árvore Berry Azul

Silver bells

In Polish

Niebieski Berry Drzewo

Silver bells

In Latin

Berry lignum blue

Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ebenales

Family

Symplocaceae

Asparagaceae

Genus

Symplocos

Halesia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

3004

1 27800

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Properties of Blue Berry and Silver Bells

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Berry and Silver Bells? We provide you with everything About Blue Berry and Silver Bells. Blue Berry doesn't have thorns and Silver Bells doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Berry does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Berry has allergic reactions like Pollen and Silver Bells has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Blue Berry and Silver Bells and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blue Berry and Silver Bells

Season and care of Blue Berry and Silver Bells is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Berry and Silver Bells Care, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Berry season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Silver Bells season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Blue Berry is Loam and for Silver Bells is while the PH of soil for Blue Berry is Acidic, Neutral and for Silver Bells is .

Blue Berry and Silver Bells Physical Information

Blue Berry and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Berry height is 243.84 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Blue Berry and Silver Bells are as follows:

Blue Berry flower color: White
Blue Berry leaf color: Green
Silver Bells flower color: White
Silver Bells leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Berry and Silver Bells

Care of Blue Berry and Silver Bells include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Berry pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Silver Bells pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Berry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Silver Bells needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.