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Styracaceae
Carolina silverbell
Halesia carolina
Also known as Snowdrop tree, Opossum wood, Little silverbell, Halesia monticola var. vestita
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Flowering Tree · Understory · Spring Bloom · Native · Deciduous · Woodland · Bell-Shaped Flowers · Ornamental · Shade Tolerant · Acidic Soil
Carolina silverbell is a graceful flowering understory tree prized for its pendulous white bell-shaped blooms in spring. It prefers moist, well-drained acidic soil and partial shade that mimics its native woodland habitat. Water regularly during dry spells and mulch the root zone to retain moisture and keep roots cool.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to saturate the root zone, then allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.7–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 180 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, aspca
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