Silver Bells

Florida Blue

About Silver Bells and Florida Blue

Silver Bells

Florida Blue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Biennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

1.3 Origin

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

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

310

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

Grassland, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-98-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flying insects

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

7.2 Common Name

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

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

7.2.1 In Hindi

Silver bells

Lisianthus

7.2.2 In German

Silver bells

Lisianthus

7.2.3 In French

Silver bells

Lisianthus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Silver bells

Lisianthus

7.2.5 In Greek

Silver bells

Lisianthus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Silver bells

Lisianthus

7.2.7 In Polish

Silver bells

Eustoma

7.2.8 In Latin

Silver bells

Lisianthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ebenales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Asparagaceae

Gentianaceae

8.6 Genus

Halesia

Eustoma

8.7 Clade

Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Chironieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1 27800

Properties of Silver Bells and Florida Blue

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

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Season and Care of Silver Bells and Florida Blue

Season and care of Silver Bells and Florida Blue is important to know. While considering everything about Silver Bells and Florida Blue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Silver Bells season is Spring and Florida Blue season is Spring. The type of soil for Silver Bells is Not Available and for Florida Blue is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Silver Bells is Not Available and for Florida Blue is Neutral, Alkaline.

Silver Bells and Florida Blue Physical Information

Silver Bells and Florida Blue physical information is very important for comparison. Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Florida Blue height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Silver Bells and Florida Blue are as follows:

Silver Bells flower color: White
Silver Bells leaf color: Green
Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Silver Bells and Florida Blue

Care of Silver Bells and Florida Blue 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 Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Silver Bells needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.