Disporum cantoniense ‘Moonlight’

Disporum cantoniense 'Moonlight' is an exceptional new cultivar with compact silvery white and green leaves.

‘Moonlight’ is an exceptional new cultivar of Disporum cantoniense, compact in form with unique silvery white and green variegation radiating from each leaf blade, becoming suffused with purple-pink coloration as temperatures cool in the fall. Graceful, arching stems emerge in spring, followed by clusters of small flowers in late spring to summer. Adds an illuminating effect to any shade garden.

Common Name:  Chinese Fairy Bells

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Zone Hardiness:  7-9

Light:  Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun

Height:  4-6'

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Green

Foliage Colour:  Variegated - Cream/White

Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Perennial

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Soil Moisture:  Moist, Average

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Fragrance:  No

Berries:  Blue

Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Cool shady places at elevations of 1100-2900m in Nepal. Forests and thickets at elevations of 700-3000m.

Award:  GPP

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