bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size18 to 24 inches tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland plantings, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. It forms clumps of erect stems with twisted, lance-shaped leaves. Pendulous yellow bell-shaped flowers with twisted petals open in early to late spring. Bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Woodland phlox, Canadian white violet, and Red elderberry.
Native range
North America.