Convallaria majalis
(Lily of the Valley)
Family - Asparagaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 25cm
Width - 30cm or more
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A rhizomatous Perennial with a low-growing, mat-forming habit. Smooth grey-green to mid-green Basal Leaves are broadly ovate to Elliptic in shape and held upright. Highly scented, creamy white flowers are bell-shaped. The flowers are pendent and held in graceful arching Racemes on the flowering stems. The Blooms are produced from mid to late spring and are followed by red berries. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
Majalis means May flowering.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Fragrant, bell-shaped flowers are creamy-white. The flowers are pendent and held in racemes. The blooms are produced in April and May and are followed by red berries.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Bell-shaped flowers held in racemes
Flowering time: April, May
Foliage:
Smooth mid-green to grey-green leaves are broadly ovate to Elliptic in shape. The leaves are produced from rhizomes and held at the base of the flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Broadly ovate to elliptic
Poison Information:
The berries and seeds are toxic if ingested.
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.