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Scientific Name: | Maianthemum stellatum |
Common Name: | star-flowered false Solomon's seal |
Family Name: | Asparagaceae |
Origin: | North America |
Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
Mature Size: | 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
Habit: | Arching, Upright |
Form: | Vase |
Texture: | Coarse |
Landscape Uses: | Perennial border, Spring interest |
Exposure: | Part sun/part shade |
Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Elliptic, Lanceolate, Entire |
Flowers: | Raceme, White, Apr-May-Jun |
Fruit: | Berry (true), Edible, Dark-red, Jul-Aug |
Key ID Features: | |
Single stem (15-)30-45cm tall; leaves sessile with base clasping stem, 8-11, alternate, lanceolate-elliptic, 5-15cm long x 1.5-4cm wide; flowers 4-6mm wide, 6 white tepals, in terminal panicle; berries round,4-6mm wide, green with black stripes, maturing to red. |