Silver Bells

White Currant

About Silver Bells and White Currant

Silver Bells

White Currant

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Fruit

Origin

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

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Ribes rubrum 'White Pearl', Ribes rubrum 'White Icicle'

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-93-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

7-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Yellow, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring

Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flying insects

Birds

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Whole plant

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Culinary use, 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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

RIBES rubrum 'White Dutch'

Common Name

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

White Currant, Skunk Currant, Pink Currant, Yellow Currant

In Hindi

Silver bells

White Currant

In German

Silver bells

Weiße Ribisel

In French

Silver bells

Ribes sativum

In Spanish

Silver bells

grosella blanca

In Greek

Silver bells

white currant

In Portuguese

Silver bells

groselha-branca

In Polish

Silver bells

biała porzeczka

In Latin

Silver bells

Ribes glandulosum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ebenales

Rosales

Family

Asparagaceae

Grossulariaceae

Genus

Halesia

Ribes

Clade

Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

4100

1 27800

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Properties of Silver Bells and White Currant

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

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Season and Care of Silver Bells and White Currant

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

Silver Bells and White Currant Physical Information

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

Silver Bells flower color: White
Silver Bells leaf color: Green
White Currant flower color: Green
White Currant leaf color: Green

Care of Silver Bells and White Currant

Care of Silver Bells and White Currant 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 White Currant 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 White Currant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.