Foxtail pine

Silver Bells

About Foxtail pine and Silver Bells

Foxtail pine

Silver Bells

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia

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

Types

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

-3

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Habitat

Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-85-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Sunset Zone

1 - 7,15 - 17

21,22

Habit

Pyramidal

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,000.00 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

200.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Acuminate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Spring

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Insects

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges

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

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Pinus balfouriana

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

Foxtail pine

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

In Hindi

foxtail pine

Silver bells

In German

foxtail Kiefer

Silver bells

In French

sétaire pin

Silver bells

In Spanish

pino de cola de zorra

Silver bells

In Greek

αλωπέκουρου πεύκο

Silver bells

In Portuguese

pinho foxtail

Silver bells

In Polish

włośnica sosny

Silver bells

In Latin

panicum pinus

Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Pinales

Ebenales

Family

Pinaceae

Asparagaceae

Genus

Pinus

Halesia

Clade

Eudicots

Tribe

Pineae

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

1114

1 27800

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Properties of Foxtail pine and Silver Bells

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

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Season and Care of Foxtail pine and Silver Bells

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

Foxtail pine and Silver Bells Physical Information

Foxtail pine and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Foxtail pine height is 1,000.00 cm and width 200.00 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Foxtail pine and Silver Bells are as follows:

Foxtail pine flower color:
Foxtail pine leaf color: Green
Silver Bells flower color: White
Silver Bells leaf color: Green

Care of Foxtail pine and Silver Bells

Care of Foxtail pine and Silver Bells include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Foxtail pine pruning is done Prune once the plant is tall enough and Prune to stimulate growth and Silver Bells pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Foxtail pine 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.