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| American Silverbells, American Snowbell, Spring Orange Styrax americanus Symplocacea American silverbells prefers the rich moist soils along the edges of streams and swamps of East Texas, east to Florida and Virginia, north to Missouri and Illinois. It is a widely-branched, wispy, rounded shrub which bears fragrant racemes of lovely white bell-shaped flowers. As this plant requires a cool, acid, moist root run and tolerates poor drainage, it should perform well in the Houston area. It has been in cultivation since 1765.
Plant Habit or Use: small shrub Exposure: partial sun Flower Color: white Blooming Period: spring Fruit Characteristics: drupe Height: 3 to 9 feet, rarely to 20 feet Width: 3 to 5 feet Plant Character: deciduous Heat Tolerance: high Water Requirements: Soil Requirements: acid Additional Comments:
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