Uvularia grandiflora seeds

BotanyCa early fall Seeds List

The Seeds Shop is open for orders!

The early fall Seeds List has been updated as much as possible, with an emphasis on the moist packed seeds. Other species that may be available later have been marked; but the success of fruits/seeds collecting cannot be a sure thing!
Please read the notes with various announcements from the top of the List before ordering; as well the Shipping & Delivery page, otherwise you may not be able to place orders.
Everyone will notice that the Shipping and Handling rates have remained the same. I gave up on the idea of this ever becoming a profitable endeavour, but we must continue to grow plants from seeds!

Available Helleborus species; Hydrastis canadensis – moist packed seeds; Hydrophyllum canadense – may become available later.

I will continue with plant portraits and seeds announcements throughout the fall. Sowing-wise we should concentrate on those species that require sowing right away like:

ALL Moist Packed seeds! – written in green (they cannot be shipped in the winter); please remain aware of dubious on-line offers in this regard.
Paeonia and Helleborus species
Lilium species
the newly offered Streptopus species
Actaea, Aralia, Hydrophyllum, Ilex , Cornus

We remain committed to only collecting a small quantity of seeds from the wild areas, and only from well-established populations. Therefore, we have to be less wasteful and learn how to make due with less. I am sure that sometimes packets with seeds remain forgotten in some drawer… Like in the previous years, species with limited seeds in the stock can only be ordered as 1 pck./person. All the other species, at least for the beginning of the season, can be purchased in max. 2 pck. /person.

Many thanks, as always, to those few friends who generously contribute with seeds, enriching our Shop offerings.

Without further ado – To the seeds and sowing! Thank you all!
It is a continuous learning and rewarding experience like no other.

August 27, 2023

Fairy bells

Moist packed seeds

Disporum uniflorum

Disporum uniflorum, Korean Fairy Bells, had a good season despite the drought – and the seeds were just placed in the inventory!

We already had a plant portrait for this species: Korean Fairy Bells, plus a Friday’s Seeds, so there is no point for a whole new discussion. I found this Disporum to be a particularly handsome plant. As the saying goes, the beauty is in the eye of the beholder…

The same can be said for Uvularia grandiflora, our North American Fairy Bells.
Both species actually flower at the same time, usually at the beginning of May, to the delight of the early bumblebees! Easy to germinate (sown right away or moist packed seeds) and fast growing, they are great species for the spring garden and not only, the foliage remains beautiful until fall.

Disporum uniflorum, even if not as drought resistant as Uvularia grandiflora, certainly beats many other woodland plants in this regard. You cannot go wrong with adding these two yellow bells to your garden!

Talking about fairy bells, few seeds of Yellow Fairy Bells, Prosartes lanuginosa (formerly Disporum) are also available for a limited time – being particularly sensitive to moist packing, they are kept dry and should be sown asap. Available for purchase or to be given away to the first person who buys Disporum uniflorum seeds (ask for them in the note).

To celebrate the beginning of fall – all orders containing both species: Disporum uniflorum AND Uvularia grandiflora, receive a free packet with Corydalis nobilis seeds!

Disporum and Uvularia flowering in May with few companions:

Disporum uniflorum, May 2022

Uvularia grandiflora

Corydalis nobilis

Lathyrus, Primula sieboldii

Stylophorum diphyllum

Jeffersonia dubia

More seeds announcements on Friday; hint for those who want to wait to combine in one order: Gillenia, Maianthemum racemosum and M. canadense, Euonymus obovatus.

September 21, 2022

Native woodland garden recipe

Propagation, Wildflowers of North America

Select a large container (preferably a rectangular one), add a good potting soil mixture, press firmly and add:
1/2 tbs Trillium grandiflorum seeds (+/- 50 s)
1 tbs Uvularia grandiflora seeds (+30 s)
1/2 tbs Clintonia borealis seeds (or other Trillium species)
1 tbs Caulophyllum thalictroides seeds (+/- 14 s)

Cover with 2+ cm of the same mixture and press well
Water slowly
Simmer for at least 2 years in a shaded location
For best results, dug the container in the ground, cover with a mesh; dry leaves in the fall
You may need to top up with fresh soil in the spring
Continue simmering, check regularly the water status
Ready to consume after 3-4 years (ie. to transplant the seedlings)

Trillium grandiflorum seeds

Clintonia borealis seeds

Optional, for more flavor sprinkle with:
Streptopus amplexifolius
Actaea spp.
Mitchella repens

Depending on the necessity, you can reduce the recipe in half, replace some of the species, or use individual pots grouped together in a flat or holding container.
*Those adventurous can also sow all these species ‘in situ’ (double up the recipe in that case).

Joke aside, from my own experience it is much easier to handle plant species with similar requirements for germination/growing conditions when grouped together.

Freshly cleaned Caulophyllum thalictroides seeds are back in stock!
Also more Podophyllum peltatum seeds!

Don’t forget to sow the moist packed seeds as soon as possible!
Thank you – Merci- Good luck!

Few older postings of interest:
Moist packing – what’s that?
We got the moist packed seeds – now what?
FAQ – moist packed seeds

August 27, 2021

Noisy Merry-bells

Gardens, Plant portraits, Wildflowers of North America

Uvularia grandiflora – Large-flowered bellwort, Merry-bells

Spring is a busy time when it comes to wildflowers – lots of species start flowering almost at the same time, especially when the springtime gets condensed in a couple of months. While I try no to discriminate, some will be overlooked for now and I will highlight just a few; for example would be hard to ignore the Merry-bells! They start to flower at the same time, or a bit after Trillium grandiflorum, depending how shady the location is.

Uvularia grandiflora

Unlike some other wildflowers, Uvularia grandiflora is not a stranger for the cultivated woodland garden. Although not that popular as it should be, it is appreciated for its elegant habit and clusters of pendulous yellow flowers with twisted tepals, always ringing loudly for attention.

Uvularia grandiflora flower close up

More than this, it is an important food source in the spring, providing nectar and pollen for bumblebees, mason bees and other bee species. It will grow to form a nice, tight clump in a few years, so it can be used solitary although it looks fantastic in large groups.

Would you care for some moist seeds?