bellwort
Woodland spring bloom
Bellwort is a woodland plant native to eastern North America, with drooping yellow bell-shaped flowers that bloom in spring.
The plants grow in shaded forests and are sometimes cultivated in shade gardens: Bellwort carpeted the forest floor in April.
Having soft green stems
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- shade-tolerantGrows well in shadow
groundcover · native plant · spring ephemeral · monocot · clump-forming
Flowers colored like sun
- noddingMoving head affirmatively
- petalsColored bloom segments
- AprilYear's fourth month
- MayYear's fifth month
pollination · delicate · graceful · pendant
Forested land area
- deciduous forestTrees losing leaves annually
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- shade gardenPlanting area with limited sunlight
- forest floorGround beneath trees
leaf litter · humus · Appalachian · mesic · dappled light · native habitat · wildflower garden · naturalized
Planting area with limited sunlight
- native plantingUsing locally-evolved species
- woodland gardenPlanted area beneath trees
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- divisionSplitting into parts
naturalizing · low maintenance · companion planting · trillium · Solomon's seal · ferns · bloodroot · wild ginger
herbaceous
Having soft green stems
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
shade-tolerant · groundcover · native plant · spring ephemeral · monocot · clump-forming
yellow blooms
Flowers colored like sun
May · pollination · delicate · graceful · pendant
woodland
Forested land area
- deciduous forestTrees losing leaves annually
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- shade gardenPlanting area with limited sunlight
forest floor · leaf litter · humus · Appalachian · mesic · dappled light · native habitat · wildflower garden · naturalized
shade garden
Planting area with limited sunlight
- native plantingUsing locally-evolved species
- woodland gardenPlanted area beneath trees
- propagationAct of spreading widely
division · naturalizing · low maintenance · companion planting · trillium · Solomon's seal · ferns · bloodroot · wild ginger · hostas
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