Scientific Name
Shortia galacifolia

Common Name
Oconee bells; Shortia
Life Cycle: Perennial


Height: 6 inches
Flower/fruit: 1 inch white to pinkish flowers on 3 to 6 inch stalk; five irregularly toothed petals
Flowering Season: Spring
Foliage: .75 to 2.5 inch oval to roundish shiny leaves with wavy teeth; long-stalked
Site: Moist, rich woods; partial shade to shade
Comments: Spreads by short runners to form large colonies
 

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