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
A first glance Largeflower Bellwort look like they need a drink of water, they don't! Dangling, yellow, flowers are an identifying characteristic of Great Merrybells


Cultivation Information Great Merrybells

Height - 1 to 1 1/2 ftFlower Color - Yellow Blooms - MaySun - Shade
Hardy Zone - 3 to 7Soil - Moist to average, mulch plants with compostpH - 6.0 to 7.0
Family - Liliaceae
If you are patient, after several years your Merrybell plant will evolve into a nice dense patch.

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