 | Description: Whispering Bells are light yellow-green, hairy, scented annuals that grow 6-12 inches high. The pale yellow, pendulous, bell-shaped flowers are about 3/8 inch long and occur in numerous clusters. The dead flowers do not drop off, but become dry as paper and rustle in the breeze, hence the common name.
The flowers appear April to June in Oak Woodlands, Chaparral, and Coastal Sage Scrub and are more abundant after fire.
The generic name is Greek for “flower that abides” while penduliflora means “flower that hangs down”. Color: yellow
Season: April, May, June,
Community: Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Woodland,
Use: Miscellaneous,
Origin: Native |
