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Scientific Name:
Maianthemum racemosum
Common Name:
Solomon's Plume
Scientific Name Pronounciation:
may-AN-the-mum ray-see-MO-sum
Plant Type:
Perennial
Plant Hardiness Zones:
3-8
Plant Hardiness Zone(s):
Usual Size:
1-3 ft. H X 1.5-2 ft. W
Flower:
Inflorescence is a feathery masses of many small white flowers with 3 petals, 3 petal-like sepals and 6 stamens in a panicle cluster at the end of the stem.
Bloom Time Notes:
Spring
Leaf:
Alternate; leathery; raised veins above and fine hairs below on arching stems that lean toward the light.
Fruit:
Very attractive cluster of ruby-red berries in fall.
Wildlife:
Fruit is consumed by wildlife.
Natural Habitat:
Rich woods
Propagation:
Bloom Time:
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Cultural Notes:
Solomon's Plume (Maianthemum racemosum) grows in partial shade to shade; rich, slightly acid, humus-rich soil; to give it a good start, incorporate plenty of humus into ordinary loam; plants spread from thick rhizomes. Happily adapts to appropriate garden conditions.
Blooms later than most woodland flowers; fragrant; good nectar source for bumblebees.
Other Common Names: False Solomon's seal, zig-zag Solomon's seal, feathery false lily of the valley
Other Scientific Names: Smilacina racemosa