Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Fruit
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Southeastern Asia
Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Nules , Nadorcott
Number of Varieties
32
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Red, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Light Frost
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires consistently moist soil
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 in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Equal amount of N,P,K
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Black sooty mold, Citrus canker
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Drought, Light Frost
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
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Mouth itching, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Cottage Garden, Farmland
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Digestive, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Added to salads, Culinary use
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
CITRUS reticulata
Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
Clementine, Mandarin, Tangerine
In Hindi
Silver bells
clementine
In German
Silver bells
Clementine
In French
Silver bells
Citrus clementina
In Spanish
Silver bells
Citrus x clementina
In Greek
Silver bells
clementine
In Portuguese
Silver bells
clementine
In Polish
Silver bells
clementine
In Latin
Silver bells
clementine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ebenales
Sapindales
Family
Asparagaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Halesia
Citrus
Clade
Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
42
1
27800
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