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Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)

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Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)

Plant type: Perennial

USDA Hardiness Zones: 2b to 7b

Height: 6" to 8"

Spread:

Exposure: shade to partial shade partial sun

Bloom Color: White

Bloom Time: Late spring, Mid spring

Leaf Color: Green

Growth Rate: fast

Moisture: moist

Soil Condition: Adaptable, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Well drained

Form: Spreading or horizontal

Landscape Uses:

Border, Container, Erosion control, Ground cover, Massing, Specimen, Woodland garden

Special Features:

Not North American native, Naturalizing, All or parts of this plant are poisonous, Suitable for cut flowers, Fragrant flowers



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This news arrived on: 10/08/2008
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Posted Comments:

10-12-2008 13:39
Smoothone wrote:

Lily of the Valley

I remember these growing wild in Illinois as a child and really do miss them. I would also know how to grow them in pots, living in Arizona, it's hard to find anything to grow out here. Please someone out there help us.



10-08-2008 16:10
frogqueen wrote:

beautiful

i grew up with this plant in our garden
as a child. the smell was so nice.older
now and live in georgia can't seem to
grow it in large containers. what should
i do? any help out there?




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