Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
South America
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
Gymnocalycium alboareolatum , Gymnocalycium amerhauseri , Gymnocalycium andreae
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Number of Varieties
543
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Semi desert
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-125-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-5
Sunset Zone
13,21,22,23,24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.50 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
8.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
creamy white, Light Pink, Pink
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand, Sandy
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Sandy
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Offsets
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
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
-
Soil Type
Sandy
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial Sun
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, can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealy bugs, Root rot
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance
Drought and Salt
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mealybugs
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ornamental use
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
GYMNOCALYCIUM
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Common Name
Chin Cactus
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
In Hindi
Gymnocalycium
Silver bells
In German
Gymnocalycium
Silver bells
In French
Gymnocalycium
Silver bells
In Spanish
Gymnocalycium
Silver bells
In Greek
Gymnocalycium
Silver bells
In Portuguese
Gymnocalycium
Silver bells
In Polish
Gymnocalycium
Silver bells
In Latin
Gymnocalycium
Silver bells
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Ebenales
Family
Cactaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Gymnocalycium
Halesia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Eudicots
Tribe
Trichocereeae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
544
1
27800
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