Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Central America, South America
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
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Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Number of Varieties
203
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40000
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Habitat
Humid climates, Tropical Forests
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-5
Sunset Zone
H2
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm25.40 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange Red
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealy bugs, Mites, Nematodes, Scale
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought and Salt
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies, Flying insects, Insects
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
Sometimes
-
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils, Rheumatism
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Shoots
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ANTHURIUM andraeanum
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Common Name
Flamingo Lily, Oil Cloth Flower, Oilcloth Flower, Tail Flower, Tailflower
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
In Hindi
tail flower
Silver bells
In German
Schwanz Blume
Silver bells
In French
Anthurium andraeanum
Silver bells
In Spanish
tail flower
Silver bells
In Greek
Tail flower
Silver bells
In Portuguese
Tailflower
Silver bells
In Polish
Anturium Andrego
Silver bells
In Latin
Tail flower
Silver bells
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Ebenales
Family
Araceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Anthocercis
Halesia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Eudicots
Tribe
Anthurieae
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Subfamily
Pothoideae
-
Number of Species
154
1
27800
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