Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Convallaria

  Species:

  majalis

  Family:

  Asparagaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Perennial

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  Eurasia

  Bulb Storage:

  Not necessary

  Dimensions:

  Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 0 ft. 10 in.

  Width: 0 ft. 1 in. - 0 ft. 2 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Bulb

  Herbaceous Perennial

  Perennial

  Poisonous

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Available Space To Plant:

  Less than 12 inches

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Red/Burgundy

  Fruit Type:

  Berry

  Fruit Description:

  A red berry but seldom formed

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  White

  Flower Value To Gardener:

  Fragrant

  Showy

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Spring

  Flower Shape:

  Bell

  Flower Petals:

  fused petals

  Flower Size:

  < 1 inch

  Flower Description:

  1-sided, slender cluster, each small, nodding, aromatic, white, and bell-shaped

• Leaves:

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Rosulate

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Description:

  leaves 2 or 3, basal

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Woodland

  Landscape Theme:

  Rock Garden

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Drought

  Problems:

  Poisonous to Humans

• Poisonous to Humans:

  Poison Severity:

  Medium

  Poison Symptoms:

  TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN. Irregular and slow pulse, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

  Poison Toxic Principle:

  Cardiac glycosides and saponins

  Causes Contact Dermatitis:

  No

  Poison Part:

  Bark

  Flowers

  Fruits

  Leaves

  Roots

  Sap/Juice

  Seeds

  Stems