Scientific Name:	Convallaria majalis
Pronunciation:	kon-vuh-LAIR-ee-uh muh-JAY-liss
Common Name:	lily-of-the-valley
Family Name:	Asparagaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves ovate to elliptic to lanceolate, up to 25 cm x 8 cm, 2 or 3 per plant. florets nodding, bell-shaped, sweetly fragrant, white, in a one-sided raceme up to 20 cm long, April-May; fruit an orange-red poisonous berry with up to 6 seeds.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293, HORT 2355

Habit: Spreading, Upright Form: Irregular Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.1 - 0.2m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 2: (-46 to -40 C) Exposure: Deep shade, Filtered shade, Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Ground cover, Waterside planting, Woodland margin (Caution: poisonous parts) Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Parallel venation Surfaces: Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Lanceolate Apices: Acute Bases: Sheathing Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Raceme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 6 Corolla Shape: Urceolate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): White, Pink Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Red Fruiting Time: Jun, Jul Additional Info: highly poisonous

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes

Propagation:	Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:	Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZW) GAZebo West : q.6+ Location Map

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