Scientific Name
Polygonatum humile

Common Name
Dwarf Solomon's seal


Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8


Habit: --
Growth Rate: Slow
Size: 6 to 9 inches
Site Requirements: Partial shade to moderate shade; moist, well-drained soil
Form: Small, low colony
Texture: --
Foliage: Small, round green leaves
Flower/Fruit: White bell-shaped flowers in spring; borne in leaf axis
Comments: Spreads by pencil-sized rhizomes just below soil surface
Cultivars: --
 


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