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About Octopus Tree and Silver Bells

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

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

Types

Umbrella plant Amate
Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

10003
0 40000
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Habitat

gardens, Homesteads, Roadsides, Tropical regions, Woods
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

H1, H2, 23, 24
21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

460.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Pink
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Purple
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Purple
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic
Acuminate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
-

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution, Soil Compaction
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water occasionally
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

Loam, Sand
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

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

Red blotch
Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought and Salt

Facts

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

Coarse
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Dermititis
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Arthritis, Asthma, Headache, Rheumatoid arthritis, Stomach pain
-

Part of Plant Used

Root
-

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SCHEFFLERA actinophylla
ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

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

In Hindi

ऑक्टोपस पेड़
Silver bells

In German

Octopus tree
Silver bells

In French

arbre Octopus
Silver bells

In Spanish

árbol pulpo
Silver bells

In Greek

χταπόδι δέντρο
Silver bells

In Portuguese

Octopus árvore
Silver bells

In Polish

Ośmiornica drzewo
Silver bells

In Latin

polypus ligno
Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales
Ebenales

Family

Araliaceae
Asparagaceae

Genus

Schefflera
Halesia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Aralioideae
-

Number of Species

154
1 27800
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Properties of Octopus Tree and Silver Bells

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

Season and Care of Octopus Tree and Silver Bells

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

Octopus Tree and Silver Bells Physical Information

Octopus Tree and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Octopus Tree height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Octopus Tree and Silver Bells are as follows:

  • Octopus Tree flower color: Red and Pink

  • Octopus Tree leaf color: Green and Light Green

  • Silver Bells flower color: White

  • Silver Bells leaf color: Green

Care of Octopus Tree and Silver Bells

Care of Octopus Tree and Silver Bells include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Octopus Tree pruning is done 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 Octopus Tree 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.