Moonlight Chinese Fairy Bells
Disporum cantoniense 'Moonlight' PP #24,556
Pronunciation: dy-SPOR-um kan-toe-nee-EN-see
SKU #08582
| Description | An exceptional new compact cultivar with unique green and silver-white variegation radiating from each leaf blade, becoming suffused with purple-pink coloration as temperatures cool in the fall. Graceful, arching stems emerge in spring, soon followed by clusters of small flowers. Adds an illuminating effect to any shade garden. An herbaceous perennial. |
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| Light | Filtered sun, Full shade, Partial shade |
| Watering | Keep soil moist, but not soggy. |
| Blooms | Late Spring to Summer |
| Mature Size | Quickly forms clump 18 to 24 in. tall and wide, slowly spreading wider. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
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| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fall Color, Fast Growing, Compact Form |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Ground Cover, Edging |
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| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Variegated |
| Companion Plants | Spikenard (Aralia); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Coral Bells (Heuchera); Ligularia (Ligularia); Hosta (Hosta); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra) |
| Care | Thrives in humus-rich, consistently moist, well-drained soils. Plants will slowly spread over time by rhizomes to form a broad clump. Root-hardy with protection to USDA zones 5 and 6, and semi-evergreen to evergreen elsewhere. Prune away old foliage before new growth appears in spring. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 7-9
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101 Market 8980 Quantrelle Ave. N.e.
Otsego, MN 55330 -
14th Street Garden Center 793 Jersey Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07303 -
3rd Avenue Floral & Greenhouse 1110 3rd Ave. West
Dickinson, ND 58601