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:
Several shoots arising from rhizome, leaves ovate to elliptic to lanceolate, 12-25cm long x 3-8cm wide, only 2 or 3 per shoot; flowers nodding, bell-shaped, sweetly fragrant, white, in a one-sided raceme up to 20cm long with 5-10 flowers, April-May; fruit an orange-red poisonous berry with 1-6 seeds.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Irregular
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Ground cover, Waterside planting, Woodland margin (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
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:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1193/1293
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BUG) BUG garden : dead?
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZW) GAZebo West : q.6+