| Common Name: |
Baby Blue American Snowbell |
| Scientific Name: |
Styrax americanus 'Baby Blue'; syn. Styrax americanus var. pulverulentus 'Baby Blue' |
| Other Name(s): |
Aka Snowdrop Bush, American Snowbells, American Silverbells, Big-leaf Snowbell |
| Category: |
Shrub |
| Habit: |
Deciduous |
| Bloom Color: |
Blue |
| Bloom Size: |
To 1/2 in. long |
| Bloom Shape: |
Blooms singly or in clusters of 1-4, from the leaf axils or stem ends. Each flower has five reflexed petals |
| Bloom Season: |
Spring |
| Fruit Description: |
Flowers give way to hairy subglobose fruits (1/3 in. long) which mature to grayish brown in fall |
| Fragrance: |
Mildly fragrant |
| Foliage Description: |
Elliptic to ovate dark green leaves (to 3 in. long) are mostly hairless with few if any marginal teeth |
| Height of Plant: |
6-10 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
6-10 ft. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 6 - 8 |
| Light Requirements: |
Full sun to part shade |
| Water Usage: |
Medium to wet |
| Moisture Requirement(s): |
Wetland species that is native to wet woods, swamps, marsh peripheries, floodplains and stream banks, sometimes growing in standing water |
| Native Range: |
Southeastern United States from Florida to Eastern Texas north along the coastal plain to Virginia and up the Mississippi valley to Southeastern Missouri and further up the Ohio Valley to Southern Illinois and Southern Indiana |
| Maintenance: |
Medium |
| Photographer: |
Jon Wooten |
| Location: |
Native Plant Garden |