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About Corkscrew Rush and Silver Bells

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Sedge or Rush
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

Types

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Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

13
0 40000
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Habitat

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-95-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-6
9-5

Sunset Zone

H1, 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

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

61.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Brown
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves
Acuminate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
-

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
-

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, reseeds
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require regular watering
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
-

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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

-
Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought and Salt

Facts

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

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects
Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
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

-
-

Other Uses

woven into the covering of tatami mats
Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JUNCUS effusus f.Spiral
ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

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

In Hindi

Corkscrew Rush
Silver bells

In German

Corkscrew Rush
Silver bells

In French

Corkscrew Rush
Silver bells

In Spanish

Corkscrew Rush
Silver bells

In Greek

Corkscrew Rush
Silver bells

In Portuguese

Corkscrew Rush
Silver bells

In Polish

Corkscrew Rush
Silver bells

In Latin

Corkscrew Rush
Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales
Ebenales

Family

Juncaceae
Asparagaceae

Genus

Juncus
Halesia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

254
1 27800
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Properties of Corkscrew Rush and Silver Bells

Wondering what are the properties of Corkscrew Rush and Silver Bells? We provide you with everything About Corkscrew Rush and Silver Bells. Corkscrew Rush doesn't have thorns and Silver Bells doesn't have thorns. Also Corkscrew Rush does not have fragrant flowers. Corkscrew Rush has allergic reactions like and Silver Bells has allergic reactions like . 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 Corkscrew Rush and Silver Bells and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Corkscrew Rush and Silver Bells

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

Corkscrew Rush and Silver Bells Physical Information

Corkscrew Rush and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Corkscrew Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Corkscrew Rush and Silver Bells are as follows:

  • Corkscrew Rush flower color: Brown

  • Corkscrew Rush leaf color: Green

  • Silver Bells flower color: White

  • Silver Bells leaf color: Green

Care of Corkscrew Rush and Silver Bells

Care of Corkscrew Rush and Silver Bells include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Corkscrew Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Silver Bells pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Corkscrew Rush 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.