Description
Uvularia grandiflora
CT P
Soil: Humus-rich, Well-drained
Light: Part to Full Shade
Moisture: Moist
Plant Height: 1.5 to 2 feet
Plant Width: 1 to 1.5 feet
Pests: Young plants susceptible to slugs, but can be deterred by mulching with pine needles.
Landscape Value: Great in woodland gardens and shady border fronts, on wooded slopes, and in naturalized areas. Good for mass planting under deciduous trees and along wooded edges.
Unique, clump-forming spring ephemeral with an overall droopy appearance due to the weight of the leaves and flowers. Bright green leaves are partially twisted and encircle the stem. Pendulous, bell-shaped, yellow flowers have partially twisted tepals (petal and sepal look-alikes). Flowers give way to 3-celled seed capsules with rounded lobes. Unlike many ephemerals that go dormant after blooming, plants become more erect after flowering. Spreads slowly by rhizomes (underground stems) to form colonies. Clumps can be divided in the fall, but plants self-seed and seedlings are easier to transplant than dividing established clumps. Attracts bumblebees, mason bees, and others. Seeds are distributed by ants. Tolerates occasional dry soil once established.
5-pint pot
Photo credits:
Missouri Botanical Garden
University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension
