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Scientific Name:
Polygonatum biflorum
Pronunciation:
poll-ee-GON-uh-tum bih-FLORE-um
Common Name:
Solomon's seal
Family Name:
Asparagaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Stems arching; leaves alternate, parallel veined, smooth; flowers greenish yellow (usually in pairs), small, tubular to bell-shaped, 6 tepals; fruit blue-black berries.

Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Canada - central, Canada - eastern, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Rock garden, Spring interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:

Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Obtuse, Rounded
Margins:
Entire

Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White, Green
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul

Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Black
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep

Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes, (edible)
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant)

Course(s):
  • HORT 1155
Location(s):
  • (NCA)  Not Currently Available : needed
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