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About Silver Bells and Faba Bean

What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable

Origin

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

Types

Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Vicia faba

Number of Varieties

32
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Cropland, Farms, gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
10-6

Sunset Zone

21,22
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

Habit

Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm120.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm5.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

-
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

-
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established
Does not require lot of watering, Water less during winter

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

-
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt
Drought

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

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Flying insects
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

-
-

Part of Plant Used

-
Seeds

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
Used as a laxative, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ORNITHOGALUM nutans
VICIA faba

Common Name

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
Fava Bean, Bell Bean, English Bean, Pigeon Bean, Horse Bean

In Hindi

Silver bells
faba बीन

In German

Silver bells
Ackerbohne

In French

Silver bells
féverole

In Spanish

Silver bells
haba

In Greek

Silver bells
faba φασόλι

In Portuguese

Silver bells
faba feijão

In Polish

Silver bells
bobik

In Latin

Silver bells
faba Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Ebenales
Fabales

Family

Asparagaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Halesia
Vicia

Clade

Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Vicieae

Subfamily

-
Faboideae

Number of Species

418
1 27800
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Properties of Silver Bells and Faba Bean

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

Season and Care of Silver Bells and Faba Bean

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

Silver Bells and Faba Bean Physical Information

Silver Bells and Faba Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Faba Bean height is 120.00 cm and width 5.60 cm. The color specification of Silver Bells and Faba Bean are as follows:

  • Silver Bells flower color: White

  • Silver Bells leaf color: Green

  • Faba Bean flower color: White and Purple

  • Faba Bean leaf color: Green

Care of Silver Bells and Faba Bean

Care of Silver Bells and Faba Bean 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 Faba Bean 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 Faba Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.