Disporum sessile `Variegatum’
Blooming Time
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Variegated fairy bells displays a graceful arching habit upon sturdy green stems. These carry artistically painted deep green and creamy white-striped narrowly oval 3-inch long deciduous leaves. During spring, bell-shaped, six-parted, creamy white flowers hang in pendant fashion from the nodes of the leaves. Followed by round green berries, the flowers are exquisite. Variegated fairy bells is a rhizomatous spreader, but a slow one. It is not invasive and makes a nice small to moderate scale ground cover.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
White to Cream
Growth Habit:
Slow Spreading
Max Height:
1½'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Splendid green and white striped narrowly oval foliage and springborne bell-shaped creamy white pendant flowers.
Landscape Value
Small to moderate scale ground cover, companion, or accent plant. Great for brightening up shady areas.
Care
Watering:
Variegated Fairy Bells is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
Variegated Fairy Bells is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
Variegated Fairy Bells is a deciduous plant (nonevergreen) and does not require pruning. It is perfectly acceptable to allow the dropped leaves to decompose and nourish the soil.