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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 fortunei, Euonymus alatus, Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

320
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

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
Upright/Erect

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

-
Pink, Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate
Lanceolate to elliptical

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, Pot

How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established
Average Water Needs, 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

-
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free
Powdery mildew, Vine weevils

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

-
Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Alterative, Laxative, Purgative, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

-
Bark, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
Edible yellow dye is obtained, Used as essential oil, Yields a volatile oil that is used in soap making

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 'Aldenhamensis'

Common Name

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
Spindle Tree, Common Spindle, European Spindle

In Hindi

Silver bells
Spindle Tree

In German

Silver bells
Spindelbaum

In French

Silver bells
Spindle Arbre

In Spanish

Silver bells
Árbol del husillo

In Greek

Silver bells
ατράκτου Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Silver bells
Árvore spindle

In Polish

Silver bells
Wrzeciono Drzewo

In Latin

Silver bells
Ligno colos

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Ebenales
Celastrales

Family

Asparagaceae
Celastraceae

Genus

Halesia
Euonymus

Clade

Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Euonymeae

Subfamily

-
Celastroideae

Number of Species

4150
1 27800
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Difference Between Silver Bells and Spindle Tree

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Importance of Silver Bells and Spindle Tree

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Silver Bells and Spindle Tree. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Silver Bells and Spindle Tree as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Silver Bells is whereas of Spindle Tree is Alterative, Laxative, Purgative and Tonic. Silver Bells has beauty benefits as follows: while Spindle Tree has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Silver Bells vs Spindle Tree

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Silver Bells vs Spindle Tree and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Silver Bells are whereas of Spindle Tree have Mild Allergen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Silver Bells has no showy fruits and Spindle Tree has showy fruits. Also Silver Bells is not flowering and Spindle Tree is not flowering . You can compare Silver Bells and Spindle Tree facts and facts of other plants too.