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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
3 100

Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9

AHS Heat Zone
9-5

Sunset Zone
21,22

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
25.40 cm 100

Minimum Width
30.50 cm 100

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
No

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
No

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
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Glossy

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

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
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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
4 100

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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:

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.

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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:

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.

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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.

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