Speirantha convallarioides (False Lily-of-the-Valley)

Light Shade to ShadeZone: 5b-8, at least 10" tall Origin: China

Web-Only! Speirantha convallarioides is a monotypic (all alone in its genus) species found on hilly broadleaf forests up to 3000' in the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang. In the garden, our 10-year-old clump has reached 3' diameter. The evergreen 10" leaves emerge from a thick, slowly spreading rhizome, resembling narrow lily-of-the-valley foliage. In April-May, the clumps are adorned with small, white, bottlebrush-like flowers among the foliage...a superb woodland plant and quite a bit hardier than books indicate. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)