silverbell tree
Halesia diptera
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size20 to 30 feet tall20 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Shrub , tree
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acidic (pH<6.8)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Silverbell tree (Halesia diptera) is a tree for specimen plantings, woodland gardens, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White, tubular flowers hang from long stalks in spring, and each one looks like a white candle in a holder. The tree is often multi-stemmed and has striped bark when young. Squirrels eat the immature fruit.
Pairs well with River birch, Autumn fern, Sweet bay magnolia, and Sedge.
Native range
Southeastern United States.