Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
Euonymus europaeus
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Open Forest
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-75-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
9-5
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Orange
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Yellow green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought and Salt
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
EUONYMUS europaeus
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Common Name
European spindle
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
In Hindi
आम धुरी
Silver bells
In German
gemeinsamen Spindel
Silver bells
In French
axe commun
Silver bells
In Spanish
husillo Común
Silver bells
In Greek
κοινή άξονα
Silver bells
In Portuguese
eixo comum
Silver bells
In Polish
wspólna wrzeciona
Silver bells
In Latin
commune fusum
Silver bells
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheobionta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Ebenales
Family
Celastraceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Euonymus
Halesia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
304
1
27800
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