Polygonatum humile 'Shiro Shima'
Variegated Dwarf Japanese Solomon's Seal
Item #: 11865
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 3" tall
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Polygonatum humile 'Shiro Shima' is a wonderfully stable streaked form of the dwarf, easy-to-grow Polygonatum humile 'Tom Thumb'. This is not Polygonatum 'Little Streaker', which we discarded years earlier along with a couple of temporary staff members, both due to instability issues. For us, Polygonatum humile 'Shiro Shima' forms a rock garden-sized 3" tall x 20" wide patch in 5 years. The thumb-sized leaves are heavily streaked green and creamy white, and the stalks are adorned with small white tubular flowers in early spring...absolutely delightful, especially where it can be viewed at close range.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Polygonatum
Flower Color: White/Cream
Leaf Color: Variegated , Spotted/Speckled
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants , White Garden
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Groundcovers , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plants from China , Plants from Japan , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage