Uvularia spp.
bellwort, merrybells
Colchicaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
To 2 ft tall by To 2 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Winter dormant, early spring ephemeral.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Retain if present in the landscape. Makes a nice spring wildflower in a wooded setting. Can be allowed to naturalize.
Considerations:
Light:
Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
NULL
Native Habitats:
Slope forest, bluffs, river swamps. Rare.
