Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Central America, North America
Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Perennial
Number of Varieties
34
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Temperate Regions, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-97-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm50.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink, Red, White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Black, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid 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 water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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
Cut back old stems to the ground
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Slugs
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Edible dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Mirabilis jalapa
Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
marvel of peru, four o'clock flower
In Hindi
Silver bells
Mirabilis jalapa
In German
Silver bells
Wunderblume
In French
Silver bells
Belle-de-nuit
In Spanish
Silver bells
Dondiego de noche
In Greek
Silver bells
mirabilis Jalapa
In Portuguese
Silver bells
Maravilha
In Polish
Silver bells
mirabilis Jalapa
In Latin
Silver bells
mirabilis Ja-
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ebenales
Caryophyllales
Family
Asparagaceae
Nyctaginaceae
Genus
Halesia
Mirabilis
Clade
Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
460
1
27800
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