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About Silver Bells and Wingnut

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree

Origin

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

Types

Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Pterocarya stenoptera

Number of Varieties

33
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Boggy areas, Mixed deciduous forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-96-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm1,520.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm1,220.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate
Pinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

-
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring
Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established
Needs less watering

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

-
Clay, 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 all suckers, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt
Drought, Soil Compaction

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Flying insects
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

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
-

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Diaphoretic

Part of Plant Used

-
Bark, Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
-

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Common Name

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
Caucasian wingnut, Caucasian walnut

In Hindi

Silver bells
wingnut

In German

Silver bells
wingnut

In French

Silver bells
wingnut

In Spanish

Silver bells
wingnut

In Greek

Silver bells
wingnut

In Portuguese

Silver bells
wingnut

In Polish

Silver bells
Wingnut

In Latin

Silver bells
wingnut

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Ebenales
Fagales

Family

Asparagaceae
Juglandaceae

Genus

Halesia
Pterocarya

Clade

Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Juglandeae

Subfamily

-
Juglandoideae

Number of Species

46
1 27800
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Properties of Silver Bells and Wingnut

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

Season and Care of Silver Bells and Wingnut

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

Silver Bells and Wingnut Physical Information

Silver Bells and Wingnut physical information is very important for comparison. Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Wingnut height is 1,520.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Silver Bells and Wingnut are as follows:

  • Silver Bells flower color: White

  • Silver Bells leaf color: Green

  • Wingnut flower color: Yellow green

  • Wingnut leaf color: Green

Care of Silver Bells and Wingnut

Care of Silver Bells and Wingnut 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 Wingnut pruning is done Remove all suckers, 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 Wingnut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.