Uvularia spp.
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Bellwort, Merrybells
Colchicaceae
Also known as Uvularia floridana, Uvularia perfoliata, Uvularia sessilifolia
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | To 2 ft tall by To 2 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Yellow | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant, early spring ephemeral. | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Retain if present in the landscape. Makes a nice spring wildflower in a wooded setting. Can be allowed to naturalize. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed and root division. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
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| Native Habitats: | Slope forest, bluffs, river swamps. Rare. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | All bellworts that occur in Florida are rare. Please do not transplant from the wild unless there is imminent danger of site destruction (permits may be required). |