1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Biennial or Perennial
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Europe
1.4 Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Leaf beet, Seakettle beet, Spinach beet
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
25.40 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White, Yellow
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Cercospora leaf spot, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Insects
5.12 Allergy
Unknown
dark circles, Diarrhea, Runny nose, Vomiting, wheezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Moisturizing, Remove blemishes, Slow downs aging, Speed hair growth
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Unknown
Antitumor, Carminative, Haemostatic, Stomachic, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Leaves, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Cultivated for fodder, Eaten as a pot herb, Used to make juice
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
BETA vulgaris ssp. cicla
7.2 Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
Swiss Chard
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Silver bells
Chard suisse
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Silver bells
Acelga suíça
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Asparagaceae
Chenopodiaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Cyclolobeae
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species