Uvularia sessilifolia Bellwort (Uvulariaceae)

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Uvularia sessilifolia
Bellwort
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The Uvularia sessilifolia plant species is found in Eastern N. America - New Brunswick to Ontario, south to Georgia and Arkansas. It is a member of the Uvulariaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Bellwort. Some home gardeners know the variety as Oakesia sessilifolia. Oakesiella sessilifolia.

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Latin Name:  Uvularia sessilifolia
Common Name:  Bellwort
Family:  Uvulariaceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:  0.3

Habitat:  Moist woods, thickets and clearings[43, 187].

Propagation Notes: Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe in the summer[200]. Sow stored seed in late winter in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division after the plants die down in late summer. It is best carried out in early spring before the plants flower[188]. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is best to pot up smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame until they are growing away well. Plant them out in the following spring.

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