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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Russia/Siberia

Types

Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Shrub

Number of Varieties

33
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Cold Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
7-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm2,330.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm120.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green, Copper

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate
Scale-like imbricate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

-
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

-
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established
Water during dry weather, Water occasionally

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
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt
Shade areas

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Flying insects
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
-

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

-
-

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
Used for bedding in gardens

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ORNITHOGALUM nutans
MICROBIOTA decussata

Common Name

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae

In Hindi

Silver bells
माइक्रोबायोटा

In German

Silver bells
Mikrobiota

In French

Silver bells
microbiote

In Spanish

Silver bells
microbiota

In Greek

Silver bells
μικροχλωρίδας

In Portuguese

Silver bells
microbiota

In Polish

Silver bells
mikroflory

In Latin

Silver bells
Microbiota

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida

Order

Ebenales
Pinales

Family

Asparagaceae
Cupressaceae

Genus

Halesia
Microbiota

Clade

Eudicots
-

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

41
1 27800
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Difference Between Silver Bells and Microbiota

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Importance of Silver Bells and Microbiota

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Compare Facts of Silver Bells vs Microbiota

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