Silver Bells

Dame's Rocket

About Silver Bells and Dame's Rocket

Silver Bells

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Biennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Herbs

Origin

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

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

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

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flying insects

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

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

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Silver bells

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Silver bells

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Silver bells

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Silver bells

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Silver bells

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Silver bells

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Silver bells

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Silver bells

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ebenales

Brassicales

Family

Asparagaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Halesia

Hesperis

Clade

Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

450

1 27800

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Properties of Silver Bells and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Silver Bells and Dame's Rocket

Season and care of Silver Bells and Dame's Rocket is important to know. While considering everything about Silver Bells and Dame's Rocket Care, growing season is an essential factor. Silver Bells season is Spring and Dame's Rocket season is Spring. The type of soil for Silver Bells is and for Dame's Rocket is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Silver Bells is and for Dame's Rocket is Neutral, Alkaline.

Silver Bells and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Silver Bells and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Silver Bells and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Silver Bells flower color: White
Silver Bells leaf color: Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Silver Bells and Dame's Rocket

Care of Silver Bells and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Silver Bells pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Silver Bells needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.