Polygonatum oppositifolium
White dangling flowers striped with purple on slightly arching stems also flecked with purple.
The short, erect, slightly arching stems are flecked with purple and have short but broad fleshy leaves. The long, white, pendulous flowers are striped with purple. The flowers are followed by translucent raspberry-red berries, like red mistletoe, as the leaves turn to yellow in the autumn. Himalayas.
Common Name: Solomon’s Seal
Family: Convallariaceae (The Lily of the Valley Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6
Light: Full Shade Part Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Forests, 1800 m.
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