Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Central America, South America
Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
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Number of Varieties
35
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm180.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Lance-shaped to oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
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Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
reseeds
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
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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 regularly, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Pests and diseases free
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Cottage Garden, Farmland, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Traditional medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
CESTRUM aurantiacum
Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
orange jessamine
In Hindi
Silver bells
Cestrum aurantiacum
In German
Silver bells
Hammersträucher
In French
Silver bells
Cestrum aurantiacum
In Spanish
Silver bells
Cestrum
In Greek
Silver bells
Cestrum aurantiacum
In Portuguese
Silver bells
Cestrum aurantiacum
In Polish
Silver bells
Cestrum aurantiacum
In Latin
Silver bells
Cestrum aurantiacum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ebenales
Solanales
Family
Asparagaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Halesia
Cestrum
Clade
Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
4250
1
27800
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