Disporum uniflorum

Also Known As

Disporum flavens
Disporum flavum
Fairy Bells
Korean Fairy Bells
Yellow Fairy Bells

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 24"-30"
W: 18"-24"

planting zones

4a-9a

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Disporum uniflorum plant details

Disporum uniflorum is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge followed by black fruit. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in acidic, average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Disporum uniflorum

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: colchicaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 18 IN - 24 IN - wide, 24 IN - 30 IN - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: clumping, fall color, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Disporum uniflorum

USDA Zones: 4a - 9a
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: acidic, average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Disporum flavens is a clump-forming, upright, rhizomatous perennial with arching stems clothed with dark green, lance-shaped leaves. In spring, small clusters of 1-3 bell-shaped, bright yellow flowers unroll with the leaves and dangle at the stem ends for a showy display.

By: Noname Nursery

Emerges as tight clumps in spring and produces soft yellow bells at the same time, quite a display when mature. In summer it bears black berries, followed by yellow leaf fall color.

By: Edelweiss Perennials

Solomon's Seal-like woodlander, the yellow flowers are among the largest and showiest of any we have seen. They came to us as flavum but the taxonomy of the cultivated Disporums is a mess; very choice in any event. ZONE 4

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Blooms: spring, yellow, dark green foliage, blue fruit Zone 4-9. 2', China, part shade-shade, moist, well drained

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

a.k.a Disporum flavum. Korean Fairy Bells. So easy, so stunning, so underplanted. A dozen years ago, our buddy Margie Mott visited with a clump of this from one of the gardens she tended. She informed us we needed to grow this plant, and she was so right! This graceful shade plant emerges in mid spring with nodding butter yellow bells. The display carries on for a couple of weeks, after which the foliage remains attractive and well behaved. 24" tall. Slow at first, but long lived.

By: Avant Gardens

Pendant clusters of yellow bells makes this a refined and classy plant for the shade garden. Makes nice clumps and effortlessly combines with so many shade-loving plants. This Korean native is very hardy and a good doer.