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- Flowers
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- New foliage in spring
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- Foliage
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- Striped bark
Scientific Name:
Halesia carolina
Common Name:
Carolina Silverbell
Scientific Name Pronounciation:
HAYLZ-ee-uh kair-oh-LY-nuh
Plant Type:
Tree
Plant Hardiness Zones:
5-8
Plant Hardiness Zone(s):
Usual Size:
20-40 ft. H X 15-35 ft. W; can grow to 60 ft. H in the wild
Flower:
White, pendulous, bell-shaped flowers in mid spring
Bloom Time Notes:
Spring
Leaf:
Alternate; deciduous; oval; serrated; medium green.
Fruit:
Four-winged capsule; starts as lime green, changing to brown.
Wildlife:
Natural Habitat:
Moist, well-drained soils on floodplains and mesic forest.
Propagation:
Seeds, cuttings
Bloom Time:
Sun or Shade:
Companion Plants:
Cultural Notes:
Carolina Silverbell (Halesia carolina) grows in full sun to partial shade; needs more moisture in full sun; needs moist, acidic, well-drained soil that is high in organic material; is not tolerant of heat, drought, poor soil or alkaline pH. Nice yellow fall color; mid-spring blooms; pink variety available in nursery trade.
Bark is distinctively although faintly striped, even in young saplings.
Other Common Names: Mountain Silverbell, Opossum-Wood, Snowdrop-Tree
Other Scientific Names: Halesia tetraptera, Halesia parviflora