How to Grow Merrybells

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Bright and sunny merrybells (Uvularia grandiflora) really add sparkle to my springtime shade garden. With their lemon yellow color and 2” dangling bells, the flowers look divine planted along side Virginia Bluebells. Also known as bellworts, this native wildflower grows throughout eastern North America in moist, deciduous woods.

Plant merrybells in part to full shade under deciduous trees (trees that lose their leaves in the fall). The botanical name, Uvularia, comes from comparing the flower shape to the uvula in the back of our throat.

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