Carillon Japanese snowbell
Styrax japonicus 'Carillon'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 12 feet tall8 to 12 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White with showy yellow stamens
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Carillon' Japanese snowbell (Styrax japonicus 'Carillon') is a shrub for specimens, borders, accents, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 8 to 12 feet tall and wide with a broad habit. Fragrant white flowers with yellow stamens open from spring to early summer and draw hummingbirds and bees.
Pairs well with Katsura tree, Guacamole hosta, Japanese holly, and Bartzella peony.