Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus, Spurge
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
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Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
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Number of Varieties
3-
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Desert, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
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Sunset Zone
21,22
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm200.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm6.50 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
-
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The pH of Soil
-
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
-
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Insects
Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
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Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
candelabro
In Hindi
Silver bells
candelabro
In German
Silver bells
candelabro
In French
Silver bells
candelabro
In Spanish
Silver bells
candelabro
In Greek
Silver bells
candelabro
In Portuguese
Silver bells
candelabro
In Polish
Silver bells
candelabro
In Latin
Silver bells
candelabro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ebenales
Caryophyllales
Family
Asparagaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Halesia
Browningia
Clade
Eudicots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Cactoideae
Number of Species
4-
1
27800
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