Scientific Name:
Maianthemum dilatatum
Pronunciation:
mye-AN-thuh-mum dye-luh-TAY-tum
Common Name:
false lily-of-the valley
Family Name:
Asparagaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:
Rhizome with stems 15-35cm long x 2-4mm wide; leaves solitary on sterile shoots or 2-3 alternating on flowering shoots, most ovate, 6-10cm long x 5-8cm wide; base cordate, glabrous; flowers with 6 white tepals, 15-40 per raceme with leaf-like bract on peduncle; berries mottled green, turning dark red when mature, round, 4-6mm wide.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich
Water Use:
High, Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Erosion control, Ground cover
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
6 tepals
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Red, Dark-red
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Leaf-like bracts, Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Rust, Slugs or snails (Drought tolerant)
