woodland wildflower

Largeflower bellwort

Uvularia grandiflora

Also known as Large-flower Bellwort, Merrybells

Native to much of the USA and southern Canada

Quebec and Vermont to Minnesota, south to Georgia and Oklahoma

In the garden

A woodland wildflower for full shade and evenly moist soil. At up to 30 in, it suits shade gardens and woodland edges. Hardy in USDA zones 3–8.

Light

Full sun Partial shade Full shade

Moisture

Dry Moist Wet

Find your zone:

Bees Common Eastern Bumble Bee

also Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee +12 more
Orange-legged Furrow Bee, Carlin's Mining Bee, Bufflehead Mason Bee, Squash Longhorn-Cuckoo, Cherry Mining Bee, Tridentate Miner, Spot-sided Dark Bee, Maine Blueberry Bee, Toothed Miner Bee, Brown-fovea Miner, Dunning's Miner, Svastra compta
Flower flies Variable Duskyface Fly also Yellow-legged Bog Fly, Maize Calligrapher, Bombylius helvus
Beetles Mordellistena comata

Habitat: WoodlandThe wild plant community it grows in.
Native range: Much of the USA and southern CanadaUnited States (28): AL, AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV. Canada (3): MB, ON, QC. Where it grows wild on its own, by state and province.
Native distribution: Quebec and Vermont to Minnesota, south to Georgia and OklahomaThe same native range, usually more exact than the state list, and often noting where it has spread beyond it.

Light: Full shadeHow much sun it takes, from full sun to full shade.
Moisture: MoistThe soil dampness it prefers, from dry to wet.
Hardiness zones: USDA 3–8 · Canadian 3–7The cold-to-heat climate range it survives.
Soil: Humus-rich soilsThe soils it grows in naturally.
Soil texture: Light to medium (sandy to loamy)The soil grade it prefers, from sand to clay.
Soil pH: Mildly acid to mildly alkalineThe acidity to alkalinity it tolerates (7 is neutral).

Height: up to 30 in (to 76 cm)Typical mature height.
Spread: ~1 ft (0.3 m)How wide one plant gets, a guide to spacing.
Life cycle: PerennialWhether it lives a single season (annual), two (biennial), or returns for years (perennial).
Growth rate: ModerateA relative ranking versus other plants of the same type (USDA), not an absolute rate.