Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Southern Europe, Western Europe
Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Sempervivum altum, Sempervivum davisii, Sempervivum juvanii
Number of Varieties
340
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Stone and Masonry fences and walls
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Blue Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Blue Green, Burgundy
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
V-Shaped
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
-
Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Do Not over Water
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
-
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
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Mealybugs, Red blotch
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antipruritic, Astringent, Diuretic, Odontalgic
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Cosmetics, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Alpine, Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
SEMPERVIVUM calcareum
Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
Houseleek, Common houseleek
In Hindi
Silver bells
houseleek
In German
Silver bells
Hauswurz
In French
Silver bells
joubarbe
In Spanish
Silver bells
houseleek
In Greek
Silver bells
houseleek
In Portuguese
Silver bells
houseleek
In Polish
Silver bells
houseleek
In Latin
Silver bells
AMERIMNON
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ebenales
Rosales
Family
Asparagaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Halesia
Sempervivum
Clade
Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Sedeae
Subfamily
-
Sedoideae
Number of Species
440
1
27800
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