Monday, January 03, 2022

Wildflower - Fairybell.

Disporum hookeri - Hooker's Fairybell
This picture is of the native plant that came up spontaneously at the lake garden.
"Upright. Stems with few horizontally spreading branches, the upper stems somewhat hairy. Leaves clasping, arranged parallel to the ground enabling them to catch light, slightly hairy along veins on underside; short hairs on edges point forward; sharp points at tips. Flowers 1–3 at tips of stems, consisting of greenish or creamy white hanging bells with spreading lobes, with stamens extending outward. Berry dark yellow to bright red. Grows in shaded woods, deep forests to 5000 ft. Rainwater runs down parallel-veined leaves, drips off sharply pointed tips, protecting flower."
Rarity: Common, Flowering Time: Late Spring, Life Cycle: Perennial, Height: 1--3 feet

I hope to find one in the woods too plant in my Ovation garden. 
"Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend.

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