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Night Heron Chinese Fairy Bells

Disporum cantoniense 'Night Heron'

Pronunciation: dy-SPOR-um kan-toe-nee-EN-see
SKU #08076
6-9

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Lustrous, dark chocolate-purple stems rise gracefully from the soil in spring, producing shiny, dusky purple leaves on gently arching side shoots. Creates an exotic bamboo-like effect. Small, creamy chartreuse flower clusters are followed by showy, purple black berries against dark green, purple-tinged foliage.
LIGHT: Filtered sun, Full shade, Partial shade, Partial sun
WATER: Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
SIZE: Reaches 4 to 6 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide, slowly spreading wider.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 6-9

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Bloom Time Late spring
Deciduous/Evergreen Herbaceous
Special Features Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fall Color
Growth Rate Slow
Flower Attributes Showy Flowers
Landscape Use Border, Container
Design Ideas Perfectly sited in woodland or shade gardens. Highly effective vertical element in semi-shady borders or large patio tubs. Naturalizes well, spreading slowly to form handsome colonies.
Flower Color Yellow
Foliage Color Purple
Foliage Fall Color Purple
Companion Plants Dogwood (Cornus kousa); Ligularia (Ligularia); Hosta (Hosta); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Spikenard (Aralia); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
Care Instructions Best in humus-rich, consistently moist, well-drained soils. Plants will slowly spread over time by rhizomes to form colonies. An herbaceous perennial that may be root hardy with winter protection in USDA zones 5 through 6; semi-evergreen to evergreen in warmer regions.
History Disporum cantoniense is a rhizomatous perennial native to forests and thickets in China. 'Night Heron' is an exceptional selection made by renown plant explorer, Daniel J. Hinkley, from seed collected in Sichuan, China.
Lore The superb spring foliage color of this selection brings to mind the dark plumage colors of the black-crowned night heron, which has known distribution throughout China and North America, hence the name 'Night Heron'
Details
Bloom TimeLate spring
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fall Color
Growth RateSlow
Flower AttributesShowy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Design IdeasPerfectly sited in woodland or shade gardens. Highly effective vertical element in semi-shady borders or large patio tubs. Naturalizes well, spreading slowly to form handsome colonies.
Flower ColorYellow
Foliage ColorPurple
Foliage Fall ColorPurple
Companion PlantsDogwood (Cornus kousa); Ligularia (Ligularia); Hosta (Hosta); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Spikenard (Aralia); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
Care
Care InstructionsBest in humus-rich, consistently moist, well-drained soils. Plants will slowly spread over time by rhizomes to form colonies. An herbaceous perennial that may be root hardy with winter protection in USDA zones 5 through 6; semi-evergreen to evergreen in warmer regions.
History
HistoryDisporum cantoniense is a rhizomatous perennial native to forests and thickets in China. 'Night Heron' is an exceptional selection made by renown plant explorer, Daniel J. Hinkley, from seed collected in Sichuan, China.
LoreThe superb spring foliage color of this selection brings to mind the dark plumage colors of the black-crowned night heron, which has known distribution throughout China and North America, hence the name 'Night Heron'

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.