Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
China
Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Number of Varieties
31
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Deciduous forests, Mixed deciduous forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
10-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm2,130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm610.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Orange, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
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
Needs small amount of 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
-
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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 if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Dry root rot, fungus
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Deer resistant, Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Birds, Squirrels
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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
deer resistant, Shelterbelt, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides
Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
dawn redwood
In Hindi
Silver bells
dawn redwood
In German
Silver bells
Urweltmammutbaum
In French
Silver bells
aube séquoia
In Spanish
Silver bells
metasecuoya
In Greek
Silver bells
dawn redwood
In Portuguese
Silver bells
amanhecer Redwood
In Polish
Silver bells
świt sekwoja
In Latin
Silver bells
dawn redwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Ebenales
Pinales
Family
Asparagaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Halesia
Metasequoia
Clade
Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Sequoioideae
Number of Species
41
1
27800
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