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Genus: Disporum

Species: flavens

Common Name: Yellow Fairy-Bells

Family: Colchicaceae + Uvulariaceae

Order: Asparagales

Native: Korea and China

Habit: Herbaceous Perennial-Cormous

Height: 1.5 to 2.5 feet

Width: 0.25 to 0.5 foot

Flowering Season: Spring

Flower Color: Yellow

Propagation: Division

Zone: 4-9

Note: This plant is suitable for ground cover in woodland gardens. Prefers shady to partly shady, moist, well-drained, organic-rich soil.

 

Comments, Questions, Desire to Support: Contact Mo Fayyaz, Greenhouse/Garden Director, 608 262 2235.

File last updated: 2007.

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