Other Names:  syn. Disporum cantoniense

Brand:  Monrovia

Description:

This plant produces pendulous, ivory bells that unfurl with the new growth; purple stained stems with variegated foliage that takes on pink purple tones in cool fall weather; blue fruit persists into winter; excellent for woodlands or shaded borders

Ornamental Features

Liftoff™ Chinese Fairy Bells features showy white bell-shaped flowers dangling from the stems from early to mid spring. Its attractive pointy leaves are forest green in color with showy white variegation and tinges of chartreuse. The foliage often turns pink and purple in fall. It produces navy blue berries from early fall to mid winter.

Landscape Attributes

Liftoff™ Chinese Fairy Bells is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This is a high maintenance plant that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Spreading

Liftoff™ Chinese Fairy Bells is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens

Planting & Growing

Liftoff™ Chinese Fairy Bells will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for rich, acidic soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.