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Silver Bells
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About Silver Bells

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

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

Types

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

3
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Thorns

1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

-

The pH of Soil

-

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

19% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-

Soil Type

-

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

3% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

49% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

7% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

11% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

15% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

No - Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Bees, Flying insects

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

-

Part of Plant Used

-

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

39% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

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

In Hindi

Silver bells

In German

Silver bells

In French

Silver bells

In Spanish

Silver bells

In Greek

Silver bells

In Portuguese

Silver bells

In Polish

Silver bells

In Latin

Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ebenales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Halesia

Clade

Eudicots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

4
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Silver Bells

Want to know the properties of Silver Bells? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Silver Bells is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Silver Bells Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Silver Bells Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Silver Bells. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Silver Bells physical information is as follows: 25.40 cm tall and 30.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Acuminate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Silver Bells

Taking Silver Bells Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Silver Bells include pruning, which should be done Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Silver Bells

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Silver Bells is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Silver Bells is a very important plant from Bulb Plants. There are 3 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Mountain silverbell , Rosea. This plant's habitat is Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes and secondary forest and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.