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Bellflower Plant is a Yellow Blooming Perennial Favorite - TN Nursery

15 Aug 2022 · 2 min

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The video introduces the bellflower plant (Uvularia grandiflora), a perennial member of the lily family native to eastern and central North America that blooms early in spring, often as early as March. It grows to about 30 inches tall and 12 inches wide, creating a visual effect of needle‑like stems threading through foliage. Ideal cultivation conditions are light to moderate shade, medium‑moisture fertile soil, and the plant is fairly drought‑tolerant once established. It spreads slowly via rhizomes, allowing for mass plantings under shade trees or along woodland margins. In April and May, a variety of bees—including bumblebees, mason bees, pallid bees, and andrenid bees—visit the flowers for nectar and pollen. The plant is also known as large flower bellwort, great mary bells, and yellow bellwort. The video concludes with a sales pitch, noting that the bellflower is available for purchase at Tennessee Wholesale Nursery with low prices and fast shipping.

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Welcome to TN Nursery YouTube channel. Today, let's talk about bellflower plant. The bellflower plant, Uvularia grandiflora, is a perennial member of the lily family that blooms in the early spring. It is one of the first woodland flowers to bloom in the spring, appearing as early as March. A member of the family Colchicaceae is a flowering plant species native to eastern and central North America. The flowering bellwort is 30 inches tall and 12 inches wide and adds visual interest to the garden throughout the summer. As soon as you plant the seeds, the stems grow more extended, creating a visual effect that appears to be needles threading through the foliage. After fully mature, light to moderate shade in a medium moisture fertile soil is ideal. They are pretty tolerant of drought and require little additional watering once fully bloomed. This plant spreads slowly due to rhizomes, which allows you to create a mass planting effect under shade trees or along wood margins in a relatively short period. Also, in April and May, various species of bees feed on nectar and collect pollen from flowers in bloom. These include bumblebees, mason bees, pallid bees, and andrenid bees. It is also known by the names large flower bellwort, great mary bells, and yellow bellwort, which references the flower's shape, size, and color. Bellflower plant is for sale at Tennessee Wholesale Nursery, with low prices and fast shipping. Thanks for watching!