General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Partial Shade to Full Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 8b
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| Plant Height: |
12 - 16 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
6 - 12 inches |
| Leaves: |
Unusual foliage color
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| Fruit: |
Other: Three-sided pod containing seeds with growths eaten by ants (elaiosomes)
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| Fruiting Time: |
Late spring or early summer
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Yellow
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| Bloom Size: |
1"-2"
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
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| Underground structures: |
Rhizome
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| Uses: |
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Stratify seeds: Seeds need alternating periods of warm and cold stratification to germinate
Can handle transplanting
Seeds are hydrophilic
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Division
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| Pollinators: |
Flies
Bumblebees
Bees
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| Awards and Recognitions: |
RHS AGM
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- Large-flowered Bellwort
- Wild Oats
- Strawbells
- Mohawk Weed
- Fairybells
- Large Bellwort
- Merrybells
- Large-flower bellwort
- Largeflower bellwort
- Yellow bellwort
Posted by
SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 15, 2012 1:34 PM concerning plant:
This bellwort is a clumping perennial wildflower found in wooded coves throughout all of eastern North America. Late spring flowers nod at the ends of short stalks and are yellow-green with large, twisted, dangling petals. The blue-green foliage resembles Solomon's seal. Large-flowered bellwort is not fast growing. Grow it in shade to dappled sunlight with average soil moisture. Once established, this bellwort is drought tolerant, disease and pest resistant and very easy to grow. (Sunlight Gardens)
Posted by
KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 23, 2012 8:29 AM concerning plant:
One of my favorite woodland natives. It spreads well, but not aggressively, in a shade garden. Unlike many woodland natives, it grows well in neutral or even alkaline soils.
Posted by
jmorth (central Illinois) on Jan 15, 2012 4:02 PM concerning plant:
Early settlers used upper stems and leaves as greens. Upper stems also utilized as a substitute for asparagus. A concoction made from the roots was used to treat canker sores in the mouth.
A wildflower liking moist woods throughout Illinois.
Described by one vendor "like faeries in disguise", a delicate woodland beauty.
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