Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Australia, South America
Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Hamelia patens
Number of Varieties
315
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm400.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm250.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Drought
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Embothrium coccineum
Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
Chilean firetree
In Hindi
Silver bells
चिली आग पेड़
In German
Silver bells
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
In French
Silver bells
arbre de feu du Chili
In Spanish
Silver bells
árbol de fuego chilena
In Greek
Silver bells
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
In Portuguese
Silver bells
árvore de fogo chilena
In Polish
Silver bells
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
In Latin
Silver bells
Virgil arbor
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ebenales
Proteales
Family
Asparagaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Halesia
Embothrium
Clade
Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
420
1
27800
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