Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Young's weeping birch, Ornäs Birch
buttercup
Number of Varieties
601
0
40000
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Habitat
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow, Yellow green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Double-toothed, serrated
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, reseeds
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water more in summer
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
General purpose granulated 30-10-10 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Birch Leafminer, Bronze Birch Borer, Slime Flux
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects, Moths
Ants, Insects
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used in parkland
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic
Antirheumatic, Astringent, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used as essential oil, used for making charcoal, Used in making tea
Cleanser
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BETULA pendula
Ranunculus ficaria
Common Name
Common Birch, European White Birch, Silver Birch
Figwort, Lesser Celandine
In Hindi
Silver Birch
Lesser Celandine
In German
Weißbirke
Scharbockskraut
In French
Silver Birch
Ficaire
In Spanish
Abedul de plata
celidonia menor
In Greek
Silver Birch
Lesser Celandine
In Portuguese
Silver Birch
Lesser Celandine
In Polish
Silver Birch
Ziarnopłon wiosenny
In Latin
Argentum Birch
Pavasara mazpurenīte
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Ranunculales
Family
Betulaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Betula
Ficaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Betuloideae
-
Number of Species
601
1
27800
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