Uvularia grandiflora Great Merrybells

Ohio Native Plant Natural Range

Visit the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service website to view the natural range of Uvularia grandiflora.
Droopy is Great Merrybell's normal

Cultivation Information Great Merrybells

Dangling, yellow, flowers are an identifying characteristic of Great Merrybells
Height - 1 to 1 1/2 ftFlower Color - Yellow Blooms - MaySun - Shade to Part Shade PerennialHardy Zone - 3 to 8Soil - Moist to average, mulch plants with compostpH - 6.0 to 7.0Family - Liliaceae
Uvularia grandiflora

Wildlife Significance Great Merrybells


Nectar Source - Early spring nectar of mining bees, sweat bees, fliesPollen - Provides pollen early in the spring for mining bees, sweat beesDeer - Find this plant tasty
For more details on this plant, visit the Illinois Wildflower website
Propagation Notes Great Merrybells
Like most native woodland wildflowers, Great Merrybell has grown at a rather inconspicuous rate. When dividing, be stingy with what you take and generous with what you leave.
Seed Provenance Uvularia grandiflora
Largeflower Bellwort - Scioto Gardens, Columbus, Ohio, 2010 - Nodding Onion Gardens 2014 to present