Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Caribbean, South America
Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
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Number of Varieties
310
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm850.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
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Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
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
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
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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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
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Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Birds, Fruit Bats
Allergy
-
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antidiabetic, Asthma
Part of Plant Used
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Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
CECROPIA palmata
Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
Snakewood Tree
In Hindi
Silver bells
Snakewood Tree
In German
Silver bells
Schlangenholz -Baum
In French
Silver bells
Amourette Arbre
In Spanish
Silver bells
Árbol de madera de serpiente
In Greek
Silver bells
Snakewood Tree
In Portuguese
Silver bells
Snakewood Tree
In Polish
Silver bells
Snakewood Tree
In Latin
Silver bells
Snakewood Tree
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledoneae
Order
Ebenales
Rosales
Family
Asparagaceae
Urticaceae
Genus
Halesia
Cecropia
Clade
Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
461
1
27800
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