×

False Indigo
False Indigo

Silver Bells
Silver Bells



ADD
Compare
X
False Indigo
X
Silver Bells

Compare False Indigo and Silver Bells

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

North America, United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

Types

Blue False Indigo White False Indigo
Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

23
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-85-9
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

8-1
9-5

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

120.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple
White

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Acuminate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
-

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought and Salt

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

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
-

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AMORPHA canescens
ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

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

In Hindi

इंडिगो
Silver bells

In German

falsches Indigo
Silver bells

In French

faux Indigo
Silver bells

In Spanish

Falso Indigo
Silver bells

In Greek

Λάθος Indigo
Silver bells

In Portuguese

false Indigo
Silver bells

In Polish

fałsz Indigo
Silver bells

In Latin

falsum indicum
Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

-
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Ebenales

Family

Fabaceae
Asparagaceae

Genus

Amorpha
Halesia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

214
1 27800
👆🏻

Difference Between False Indigo and Silver Bells

If you are confused whether False Indigo or Silver Bells are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see False Indigo and Silver Bells Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of False Indigo are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Silver Bells fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between False Indigo and Silver Bells if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

<Flowering Plants

Importance of False Indigo and Silver Bells

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of False Indigo and Silver Bells. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare False Indigo and Silver Bells as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of False Indigo is whereas of Silver Bells is . False Indigo has beauty benefits as follows: while Silver Bells has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of False Indigo vs Silver Bells

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of False Indigo vs Silver Bells and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of False Indigo are whereas of Silver Bells have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. False Indigo has no showy fruits and Silver Bells has no showy fruits. Also False Indigo is not flowering and Silver Bells is not flowering . You can compare False Indigo and Silver Bells facts and facts of other plants too.