Sweet Lime

Silver Bells

About Sweet Lime and Silver Bells

Sweet Lime

Silver Bells

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fruit

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

South Asia, Southeast Asia

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

1.4 Types

Not Available

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mediterranean region

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-105-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

800.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

600.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Lemon yellow, Yellow

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Acuminate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Full Sun

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water daily during growing season

occasional watering once established

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches

Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize in early to mid-summer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner, Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun

Drought and Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Double, Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Ants, Birds

Bees, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting, wheezing

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland, Showy Purposes

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, Good for skin, Good for the Scalp, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Strong, beautiful hair

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Very little waste

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, constipation, Digestive, Gastrointestinal disorders, Gout, Immunity, Jaundice, Respiratory Disorders, Rheumatoid arthritis, scurvy, Ulcers, Urinary problems, Weight loss

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a flavouring in food, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Decoration Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Citrus limetta

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

7.2 Common Name

sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

मौसम्बी

Silver bells

7.2.2 In German

süße Limone

Silver bells

7.2.3 In French

Citrus limetta

Silver bells

7.2.4 In Spanish

limetta dulce, limón dulce mediterráneo, limón dulce y lima dulce

Silver bells

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Silver bells

7.2.6 In Portuguese

doce de limão

Silver bells

7.2.7 In Polish

słodkie limonki

Silver bells

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Silver bells

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Ebenales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Asparagaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Halesia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Citroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Lime and Silver Bells

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Lime and Silver Bells? We provide you with everything About Sweet Lime and Silver Bells. Sweet Lime has thorns and Silver Bells doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Lime does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Lime has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting and wheezing and Silver Bells has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting and wheezing. 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 Sweet Lime and Silver Bells and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Lime and Silver Bells

Season and care of Sweet Lime and Silver Bells is important to know. While considering everything about Sweet Lime and Silver Bells Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sweet Lime season is All year and Silver Bells season is All year. The type of soil for Sweet Lime is Rich and for Silver Bells is Not Available while the PH of soil for Sweet Lime is Acidic and for Silver Bells is Not Available.

Sweet Lime and Silver Bells Physical Information

Sweet Lime and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Lime height is 800.00 cm and width 600.00 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Sweet Lime and Silver Bells are as follows:

Sweet Lime flower color: White
Sweet Lime leaf color: Green
Silver Bells flower color: White
Silver Bells leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Lime and Silver Bells

Care of Sweet Lime and Silver Bells include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Lime pruning is done Prune to control growth and Remove dead branches and Silver Bells pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Silver Bells needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.