Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Elaeagnus umbellata
Number of Varieties
315
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Dappled Shade, Hedge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-93-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm370.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm240.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Yellow, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Gold, Tan, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Drought
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Informal Hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent, Cancer, Cardiac, Pectoral
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Jam, Used for making informal hedge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
ELAEAGNUS umbellata
Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
Autumn olive, Autumn elaeagnus, Spreading oleaster
In Hindi
Silver bells
Autumn Olive
In German
Silver bells
Herbst Olive
In French
Silver bells
Automne Olive
In Spanish
Silver bells
Otoño de oliva
In Greek
Silver bells
φθινόπωρο Ελιά
In Portuguese
Silver bells
Outono Olive
In Polish
Silver bells
Jesień Olive
In Latin
Silver bells
Autumnus Olive
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ebenales
Rhamnales
Family
Asparagaceae
Elaeagnaceae
Genus
Halesia
Elaeagnus
Clade
Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
450
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27800
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