| Scientific Name: | Maianthemum racemosum |
| Common Name: | false Solomon's seal |
| Family Name: | Asparagaceae |
| Origin: | North America |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Upright |
| Form: | Vase |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Perennial border, Spring interest, Waterside planting, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Humus rich |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Elliptic, Lanceolate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Panicle, White, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Edible, Red, Dark-red, Jul-Aug, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Stems arching gracefully, unbranched; leaves alternate, ovate-elliptic, 7-15cm long x 2.5-7cm wide, apex acuminate, conspicuous parallel veins; flowers 3-5mm wide, fragrant, 6 creamy white narrow tepals, 6 thick stamen filaments, in terminal, plumy, spirea-like racemes 7-15cm long, Apr-May; fruit gradually turn green to ruby red in summer and may persist into fall. | |