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    Disporum sessile 'Tweetie'

    Also Known As

    • Disporum sessile 'Yellow Margin'
    • Tweetie Fairy Bells

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 8"-12"
    • W: 8"-12"

    planting zones

    • 5a-9b

    Disporum sessile 'Tweetie' plant details

    Disporum sessile 'Tweetie' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green, variegated and white foliage. In spring white flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Disporum sessile 'Tweetie'

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: colchicaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green, variegated and white
    Mature size: 8 IN - 12 IN - wide, 8 IN - 12 IN - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in spring

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Disporum sessile 'Tweetie'

    USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
    Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
    Watering frequency: regular
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    This selection of D. sessile is a vigorous, tall-growing plant to about 12 inches with yellow to cream edges and stripes to the leaves. The variegation is subtle but beautiful Every leaf is different. Easy in any decent soil in shade. Disporum sessile is a herbaceous species that forms slowly spreading clumps.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Gardening facts about Disporum sessile 'Tweetie' plant

    How to Grow Disporum sessile 'Tweetie'

    • Sun Exposure

      • mostly sun - shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • variegated
      • white
      • green

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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    Zones

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