Two-Winged Silverbell

Halesia diptera var. magniflora Styracaceae

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Perennial

Native distribution

Northern Florida

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Princeton Nurseries, Fairweather Gardens

Description

Small, rounded tree reaching 20'-30', usually multiple-stemmed or low-branched. Flowers white, four-lobed, 3/4" long, bell-shaped, borne on 1/2" - 3/4" long pedicels in May. The corolla is deeply cut and the flowers are more refined than those of H. caroliniana, and they open 1-2 weeks later. RHS. lists var. magniflora as having larger and more numerous flowers.

USDA Hardiness Zone

6