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This classic shade garden plant is perfect for moist locations. Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum spp.) is a classic shade garden plant with arching stems that add an architectural component to garden ...
Solomon’s seal, or Polygonatum, is a perennial ground cover with attractive, arching stems and hanging white blooms. These plants look best in a woodland setting, thriving in part-shade where ...
Of the native herbs in my late spring and summer garden, none is more majestic than Solomon’s Seal. Tall, stately, dark green fronds wave in the breeze. The hanging, elongated, ...
Solomon’s Seal and False Solomon’s Seal -- closely related plants -- are often confused because they share a common name and many traits. Solomon’s Seal, with more than 70 identified species ...
For 2013, the honor goes to Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum,' also known as Variegated Solomon's Seal. If your yard gets little sun or has a challenging shady spot and could use a splash of ...
The beautiful perennial woodland herb, false Solomon’s seal, Smilacina racemosa, seems particularly happy, and is, I learned recently, uncommonly delicious. The asparagus-like shoots that is ...
One of the pleasures of early spring, for a gardener weary of winter, is watching herbaceous perennials emerge from the bare ground. Their lengthening stems and unfurling leaves often change color ...
Solomon's Seal has stems that grow 18 to 24 inches high, and carry eight to 12 lance-like leaves up each stem. In the spring you can see tiny white flowers dangling from the stems. The leaves ...
You might be more familiar with one of this year's winner's common names: variegated Solomon's seal, striped Solomon's seal, fragrant Solomon's seal or -- wait for it -- variegated fragrant ...