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Asparagaceae
Solomon's-seal
Polygonatum odoratum
Also known as Sealwort, King Solomon's seal, Ladder-to-heaven, Polygonatum sigillum
Native Plants · Solomon'S-Seal · Shade Perennial · Woodland Garden · Rhizome · Arching Stems · Spring Flowers · Asparagaceae · Low Maintenance · Native · Cottage Garden
Solomon's-seal is an elegant shade-garden perennial with graceful arching stems and pendant white flowers that emerge in spring. Plant it in moist, humus-rich soil under dappled or deep shade, and water regularly to keep the root zone consistently moist. It spreads slowly by rhizome to form beautiful, low-maintenance colonies that require virtually no deadheading or pruning.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water until soil is evenly moist; allow the top inch to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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