Red Cardinal

Silver Bells

About Red Cardinal and Silver Bells

Red Cardinal

Silver Bells

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Shrub

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico

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

Types

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-115-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-7

9-5

Sunset Zone

H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Magenta, Orange Red

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

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

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Acuminate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Hummingbirds

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders

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

Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as a general tonic, Used as a rat poison, Used as a vegetable

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ERYTHRINA herbacea

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

Red cardinal, Cardinal spear

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

In Hindi

Red Cardinal

Silver bells

In German

Red Cardinal

Silver bells

In French

Cardinal rouge

Silver bells

In Spanish

Cárdenas

Silver bells

In Greek

κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος

Silver bells

In Portuguese

Cardeal vermelho

Silver bells

In Polish

Red Cardinal

Silver bells

In Latin

Cardinalis Rubrum

Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Ebenales

Family

Fabaceae

Asparagaceae

Genus

Erythrina

Halesia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Eudicots

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

104

1 27800

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Properties of Red Cardinal and Silver Bells

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

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Season and Care of Red Cardinal and Silver Bells

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

Red Cardinal and Silver Bells Physical Information

Red Cardinal and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cardinal height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Red Cardinal and Silver Bells are as follows:

Red Cardinal flower color: Red, Magenta and Orange Red
Red Cardinal leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Silver Bells flower color: White
Silver Bells leaf color: Green

Care of Red Cardinal and Silver Bells

Care of Red Cardinal and Silver Bells include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Cardinal 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 Red Cardinal 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.