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Styracaceae
Halesia diptera
Halesia diptera
Also known as Mohria diptera, Halesia diptera var. magniflora, Mohrodendron dipterum, Carlomohria diptera
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Silverbell · Halesia · Native Tree · Southeastern Us · Woodland Garden · Spring Flowers · Understory Tree · Styracaceae · White Flowers · Ornamental
Two-winged silverbell is a beautiful native understory tree from the southeastern United States, producing cascading white bell-shaped flowers in spring before the leaves emerge. It thrives in moist, humus-rich, well-draining soil and prefers partial shade, making it an ideal candidate for woodland garden settings. Once established, it is relatively low-maintenance and provides excellent wildlife habitat and seasonal interest.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to moisten the root zone, then allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 16.7 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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