spreading bellwort
Uvularia sessilifolia
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White , yellow
- Foliage color
- Yellow-green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acidic (pH<6.8)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Spreading bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia) is a perennial for shade gardens, ground cover, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Creamy yellow, bell-like flowers hang from the stems in spring. The roots colonize to form a groundcover, so give it room to spread. Bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Yellow trout-lily, Sensitive fern, and Hosta.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 33 more places. See all 37
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV; NB, NS, and ON.