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Halesia carolina
Also called Florida Silverbell, Little Silverbell, Mountain Silverbell, Silverbell Tree, Snowdroptree, Silverbell
Carolina silverbell is a fast-growing deciduous shrub or tree native to the southeastern United States, grown for its masses of white bell-shaped spring flowers. It does best in a partly shaded spot with acid to neutral soil.
Halesia carolina, commonly called Carolina silverbells or little silverbells, is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States.
In cultivation in the United Kingdom, H. carolina Vestita Group has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It requires an acid or neutral soil, in a partially shaded position.
The fruits may be collected in late fall and early winter to collect the seeds.
The natural range of little silverbells is very restricted. It is principally in the panhandle of Florida, with isolated smaller outlier populations in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi. (In the cited reference, this species is referred to as Halesia parviflora.) However, it can grow much farther north, up to USDA hardiness zone 4; the "champion" Halesia carolina on the 2015 American Forests' National Register of Champion Trees is quite removed from its natural range, being situated in Roxbury, New Hampshire.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Halesia carolina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
