Life Span
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Number of Varieties
3
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Thorns
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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
-
The pH of Soil
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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19% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Soil Type
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
3% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
49% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
7% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
11% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
15% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
No - Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
-
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
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39% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
All - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
In Hindi
Silver bells
In German
Silver bells
In French
Silver bells
In Spanish
Silver bells
In Greek
Silver bells
In Portuguese
Silver bells
In Polish
Silver bells
In Latin
Silver bells
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ebenales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Halesia
Clade
Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
4
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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