Polygonatum verticillatum
Polygonatum verticillatum has whorled leaves that emerge purple then fade to deep green and small white and green flowers.
Description:
Polygonatum verticillatum has narrow, whorled leaves that emerge purplish-brown but soon change to deep green and are held on erect rather robust stems up to four feet high. Small, white and green, bell-shaped flowers hang from the leaf axils followed by red berries that are set off to perfection in autumn when the leaves turn to gold. Widespread from Europe across Asia to the Himalayas. Possibly hardy to zone 4.
Common Name: Whorled Solomon’s Seal
Family: Convallariaceae (The Lily of the Valley Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
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: Margins of woods, clearings and shady rocky places, usually on acid soils.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Himalayas
Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
Asia and the Pacific - Southwest Asia and Asia Minor
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