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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub

Origin

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

Types

Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Caliicarpa bodinieri, Callicarpa dichotoma, Caliicarpa japonica

Number of Varieties

320
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
8-3

Sunset Zone

21,22
3a, 3b, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm609.60 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm243.84 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Green, Yellow green, Rose

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

-
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

-
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs watering once a week

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Neutral

Soil Type

-
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt
-

Facts

Flowers

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, Butterflies

Allergy

-
Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

-
Good for skin

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Dysentry, Fever, Malaria, Rheumatism, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

-
Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
Cattle Fodder, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ORNITHOGALUM nutans
CALLICARPA bodinieri 'Profusion'

Common Name

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

In Hindi

Silver bells
Beauty Berry Plant

In German

Silver bells
Schönheit Berry Pflanze

In French

Silver bells
Beauté Berry Plante

In Spanish

Silver bells
Planta de la baya de belleza

In Greek

Silver bells
Ομορφιά Berry Φυτών

In Portuguese

Silver bells
Planta Berry beleza

In Polish

Silver bells
Beauty Berry roślin

In Latin

Silver bells
Planta forma Berry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Ebenales
Lamiales

Family

Asparagaceae
Verbenaceae

Genus

Halesia
Callicarpa

Clade

Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

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Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

4140
1 27800
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Difference Between Silver Bells and Beautyberry

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Importance of Silver Bells and Beautyberry

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Silver Bells and Beautyberry. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Silver Bells and Beautyberry 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 Silver Bells is whereas of Beautyberry is Dysentry, Fever, Malaria, Rheumatism and Stomach pain. Silver Bells has beauty benefits as follows: while Beautyberry has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Silver Bells vs Beautyberry

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 Silver Bells vs Beautyberry 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 Silver Bells are whereas of Beautyberry have Pollen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Silver Bells has no showy fruits and Beautyberry has showy fruits. Also Silver Bells is not flowering and Beautyberry is flowering. You can compare Silver Bells and Beautyberry facts and facts of other plants too.