Styracaceae
Big-leaf snowbell
Styrax grandifolius
Also known as Styrax grandifolius var. grandidentatus, Bigleaf storax, Large-leaved snowbell, Styrax macrophyllus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Snowbell · Styrax · Woodland Tree · Understory · Fragrant Flowers · Native · Southeastern Us · Bell Flowers · Ornamental Tree · Part Shade
Big-leaf snowbell is a graceful, slow-growing understory tree or large shrub native to the southeastern United States, producing pendulous clusters of fragrant white bell-shaped flowers in late spring. Plant in moist, acidic, well-drained soil in a partly shaded spot sheltered from harsh afternoon sun, and water regularly to keep roots consistently moist. Once established, it requires little maintenance beyond occasional shaping and is a beautiful specimen plant for woodland gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is evenly moist; allow the top 1-2 inches to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 96 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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