1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9-5
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Acuminate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Not Available
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Unknown
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
None
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Unknown
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
7.2 Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
7.2.1 In Hindi
Silver bells
7.2.2 In German
Silver bells
7.2.3 In French
Silver bells
7.2.4 In Spanish
Silver bells
7.2.5 In Greek
Silver bells
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Silver bells
7.2.7 In Polish
Silver bells
7.2.8 In Latin
Silver bells
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Ebenales
8.5 Family
Asparagaceae
8.6 Genus
Halesia
8.7 Clade
Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species