Potentilla

Silver Bells

About Potentilla and Silver Bells

Potentilla

Silver Bells

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

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

Types

Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

253

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Habitat

Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-9

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AHS Heat Zone

10-1

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

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

91.44 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Yellow

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Acuminate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Fall, Spring

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Well drained

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Summer

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

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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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Insignificant

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

POTENTILLA

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

Potentilla

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

In Hindi

Potentilla plant

Silver bells

In German

Potentilla Pflanze

Silver bells

In French

plante Potentilla

Silver bells

In Spanish

planta Potentilla

Silver bells

In Greek

φυτό potentilla

Silver bells

In Portuguese

planta Potentilla

Silver bells

In Polish

Potentilla roślin

Silver bells

In Latin

Potentilla herba

Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Ebenales

Family

Rosaceae

Asparagaceae

Genus

Potentilla

Halesia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Rosoideae

Number of Species

3004

1 27800

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Properties of Potentilla and Silver Bells

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

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Season and Care of Potentilla and Silver Bells

Season and care of Potentilla and Silver Bells is important to know. While considering everything about Potentilla and Silver Bells Care, growing season is an essential factor. Potentilla season is Early Fall and Spring and Silver Bells season is Early Fall and Spring. The type of soil for Potentilla is Well drained and for Silver Bells is while the PH of soil for Potentilla is Slightly Alkaline and for Silver Bells is .

Potentilla and Silver Bells Physical Information

Potentilla and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Potentilla height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Potentilla and Silver Bells are as follows:

Potentilla flower color: Orange and Yellow
Potentilla leaf color: Green, Light Green
Silver Bells flower color: White
Silver Bells leaf color: Green

Care of Potentilla and Silver Bells

Care of Potentilla and Silver Bells include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, 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 Potentilla 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.