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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'
Striped Solomon's Seal
Item #: 895
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Origin: Asia, China, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Polygonatum multiflorum 'Variegata') Emanating from a thumb-sized horizontal rhizome just below the ground in spring, the delicate pink buds emerge, soon evolving into a 20" ladder of green, pickle-sized leaves, edged in white. In May, the small white flowers dangle (or is it dingle?) beneath the arching stems. Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' looks great from spring until it turns bright yellow as it goes dormant in fall. A 5-year-old patch will spread to 3' wide. This is one of the finest and easiest-to-grow shade perennials anywhere...no wonder it was named the 2013 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Polygonatum
Flower Color: White/Cream
Leaf Color: Variegated , White/Cream
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Living Wall , Night Gardens , Rock Garden Plants , White Garden
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Groundcovers , Pollinator Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plants from China , Plants from Japan , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage