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'''''Shortia galacifolia''''' ('''Oconee bells''' or '''Acony Bell''') is a rare plant of the Southern Appalachians in the family [[Diapensiaceae]]. It is a relict herb.
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Shortia galacifolia, Torr. & Gray (Sherwoodia galacifolia, House). Lvs. all radical, long-petioled, the blades orbicular or broadly ovate-orbicular, often slightly cordate, at the apex obtuse or even retuse, the margin repand-serrate: peduncles slender, 3-8 in. tall, 1-fld., bracted near the top: fl. inclined or nodding, white, 1 in. across, the obtuse lobes undulate. Mountains of N. C.— A very attractive plant with the look of a pyrola; very local. Var. rosea, Hort., has rose-colored fls.
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Shortia galacifolia, Torr. & Gray (Sherwoodia galacifolia, House). Fig. 3613. Lvs. all radical, long-petioled, the blades orbicular or broadly ovate-orbicular, often slightly cordate, at the apex obtuse or even retuse, the margin repand-serrate: peduncles slender, 3-8 in. tall, 1-fld., bracted near the top: fl. inclined or nodding, white, 1 in. across, the obtuse lobes undulate. Mountains of N. C. B.M. 7082. G.C. II. 15:596; III. 5:397; 17:453. G. 34:521; 36:121; 37:309. Gn. 38:204; 67, p. 285; 71, p. 7; 73, p. 189. J.H. III. 30:299; 58:373. G.M. 34:353. G.F. 1:509 (adapted in Fig. 3613). Gn.W. 7:605; 20:295. A.G. 12:287. Mn. 6, p. 83. C.L.A. 17:414. F.S.R. 3:8.— A very attractive plant with the look of a pyrola; very local. Var. rosea, Hort., has rose-colored fls.
 
 
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*''Shortia galacifolia'' var. ''brevistyla'' [[Davies]]
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
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Latest revision as of 23:24, 28 May 2010


Oconee Bells


Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: ⇕ 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Width: ⇔ 10 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ part-sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 6 to 9
Flower features: ❀ white
Scientific Names

Diapensiaceae >

Shortia >

galacifolia >


Shortia galacifolia (Oconee bells or Acony Bell) is a rare plant of the Southern Appalachians in the family Diapensiaceae. It is a relict herb.


Read about Shortia galacifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Shortia galacifolia, Torr. & Gray (Sherwoodia galacifolia, House). Lvs. all radical, long-petioled, the blades orbicular or broadly ovate-orbicular, often slightly cordate, at the apex obtuse or even retuse, the margin repand-serrate: peduncles slender, 3-8 in. tall, 1-fld., bracted near the top: fl. inclined or nodding, white, 1 in. across, the obtuse lobes undulate. Mountains of N. C.— A very attractive plant with the look of a pyrola; very local. Var. rosea, Hort., has rose-colored fls. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

  • Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla Davies
  • Shortia galacifolia var. galacifolia Torr. & Gray

Gallery

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References

External links


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