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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
Europe, Western Asia

Types

Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

315
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Floodplains, Open Forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
7-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm900.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
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
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring
Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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
Well drained

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
Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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

Allergy

-
Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

-
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ORNITHOGALUM nutans
EUONYMUS europaeus

Common Name

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
European spindle

In Hindi

Silver bells
आम धुरी

In German

Silver bells
gemeinsamen Spindel

In French

Silver bells
axe commun

In Spanish

Silver bells
husillo Común

In Greek

Silver bells
κοινή άξονα

In Portuguese

Silver bells
eixo comum

In Polish

Silver bells
wspólna wrzeciona

In Latin

Silver bells
commune fusum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Ebenales
Celastrales

Family

Asparagaceae
Celastraceae

Genus

Halesia
Euonymus

Clade

Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

430
1 27800
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Difference Between Silver Bells and Common Spindle

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Importance of Silver Bells and Common Spindle

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Compare Facts of Silver Bells vs Common Spindle

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