Prosartes lanuginosa

Yellow fairybells, yellow mandarin (Disporum lanuginosum)


Yellow mandarin is best known for its striking foliage and bright red to orange berries. It can provide interest in a woodland garden from spring into late summer. It is native to the southern Appalachians and western New York.


Height: 1-3 ft
Spread: 2-3 ft
Hardiness Zone: 3-9


Bloom Color: Yellow

Characteristics & Attributes

Cultivation Status
• Species
Exposure
• Part Shade
• Shade
Soil Moisture
• Average
• Wet
Ecoregion
• Not Ecotypic in New England
Ornamental Interest
• Summer Fruit
• Spring Bloom
Additional Attributes
• Low Maintenance
Landscape Use
• Rain Garden
• Massing
• Specimen
Attractive Fall Foliage and/or Ornamental Fruit
• Orange to Yellow Fruit
Growth Habit
• Compact/Clumping


North American Distribution


Brittany, iNaturalist, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/219644529
Brittany, iNaturalist, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/219644529
Photo by prodewald, iNaturalist, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/234077852
Photo by prodewald, iNaturalist, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/234077852