Silver Bells

Lily of the Valley

About Silver Bells and Lily of the Valley

Silver Bells

Lily of the Valley

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

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

Asia, Europe

1.4 Types

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

American Lily of the Valley, European Lily of the Valley, Japanese Lily of the valley.

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

320

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

Banks, Broad-Leaved Forests, coppices, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Forest margins, Ridges, Rocky Ridges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm6.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm1.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Pink, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Bell Shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Moist, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring

Late Spring, Spring

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

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Moist, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after harvesting, Prune in late summer or fall, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Anthracnose, Aureobasidium leaf spot, Foliar nematode, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust, Southern blight

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flying insects

Bees

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Headache, 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, Showy Purposes

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

Chest pain, Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Air freshner, Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, 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, Bog Garden, Cutflower, Edging, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Convallaria majalis

7.2 Common Name

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

Lily of the Valley

7.2.1 In Hindi

Silver bells

कामुदिनी

7.2.2 In German

Silver bells

Maiglöckchen

7.2.3 In French

Silver bells

Lily of the Valley

7.2.4 In Spanish

Silver bells

Lirio de los valles

7.2.5 In Greek

Silver bells

Κρίνος της κοιλάδας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Silver bells

Lírio do Vale

7.2.7 In Polish

Silver bells

Lilia doliny

7.2.8 In Latin

Silver bells

Lílium convállium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ebenales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Asparagaceae

8.6 Genus

Halesia

Convallaria

8.7 Clade

Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

4NA

1 27800

Properties of Silver Bells and Lily of the Valley

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

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Season and Care of Silver Bells and Lily of the Valley

Season and care of Silver Bells and Lily of the Valley is important to know. While considering everything about Silver Bells and Lily of the Valley Care, growing season is an essential factor. Silver Bells season is Spring and Lily of the Valley season is Spring. The type of soil for Silver Bells is Not Available and for Lily of the Valley is Moist, Well drained while the PH of soil for Silver Bells is Not Available and for Lily of the Valley is Acidic, Neutral.

Silver Bells and Lily of the Valley Physical Information

Silver Bells and Lily of the Valley physical information is very important for comparison. Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Lily of the Valley height is 6.00 cm and width 1.00 cm. The color specification of Silver Bells and Lily of the Valley are as follows:

Silver Bells flower color: White
Silver Bells leaf color: Green
Lily of the Valley flower color: Pink and White
Lily of the Valley leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Silver Bells and Lily of the Valley

Care of Silver Bells and Lily of the Valley 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 Lily of the Valley pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after harvesting, Prune in late summer or fall, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads. In summer Silver Bells needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lily of the Valley needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.