code: 661
slowly-expanding plant that every gardener should possess
Family: Asparagaceae
Common name: Whorled Solomon’s-seal
Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
Minimum Height: 45 cm
Maximum Height: 60 cm
Packet Content(approx.): 8
In spring many strong curving stems clad in thin pointed leaves upwards, and hold all along their ends numerous, small, dangling, greenish-white, fragrant bells with reflexed petals. This is a very long-lived, completely hardy, slowly-expanding plant that every gardener should possess.
Sowing advice:
Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or tray.
Genus:
Polygonatum
Species:
verticillatum– P. verticillatum is an erect, rhizomatous perennial with stalkless, whorled, lance-shaped, dark green leaves and, from late spring to midsummer, small, pendent, tubular, greenish-white flowers followed by spherical, red fruit.
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Erect
Toxicity:
Careful: All parts cause severe discomfort if eaten.
COLOUR:
Flower
Greenish-white in Spring; Greenish-white in Summer
Foliage
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
HOW TO CARE:
Watch out for
Specific pests
Sawflies , Slugs
General care
Pruning
Cut back to the base in late autumn.
Propagation methods: Division
