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Polygonatum × hybridum (Solomon's Seal)

Polygonatum × hybridum (Solomon's Seal)

£5.90

Aspect:: Full Shade
Aspect:: Light/Partial Shade
Soil Type:: Most Types
Colour:: White

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Plant Overview

An old cottage garden plant with green foliage and pure white, pendant flowers underneath the many stems, in May and June. Blue-black berries follow. A wonderful addition to a shady spot in the garden.

Common names: Solomon's Seal, David's Harp, Lady's Seal, Job's Tears, My Lady's Lockets, Ladder To Heaven.

The name Solomon's Seal has an uncertain derivation but goes back to the Middle Ages at least. Other names come from the habit of the flower stalks (which arch like a harp) and the drooping pearl- like flowers (which could be taken for tears). The genus name Polygonatum is Latin for "many knees" and is named for the knobby rootstock.

Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Polygonatum prefer rich soil and part shade but they are also very tolerant of other conditions and will grow in most situations.

Native of Asia and Europe, including Britain.

Height: 60cm

Note: Can cause nausea if eaten.

Image: Lairich Rig / Garden Solomon's-seal

All our plants are supplied in 9cm pots unless otherwise specified. Plants in this size pot establish quickly in the garden and often outpace plants in bigger pots planted at the same time. Our potted plants can be planted immediately, unless otherwise noted, or you can leave them in their pots until you are ready to plant.

The majority of our plants are grown outdoors. This means that they follow their natural growth patterns and are ready to plant at any time of the year. If you order the plants in winter, they are likely to be dormant and died back to ground level, ready to shoot again in spring - just like the herbaceous perennials in your own garden. Very occasionally, in winter and early spring, we may indicate on the packing slip that a plant needs to be hardened off before planting out. This will be because it has just come out of a polytunnel. If you have any questions about our plants or growing methods, please feel free to drop us an email.

We grow most of what we sell ourselves, in our nursery in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Our prices include VAT at 20%.

Please note: We do our best to provide acurate photographs of the plants we sell, but colours display differently on different screens, printers and in different light and we cannot guarantee that what you are seeing on your screen, or on the plant label provided, will exactly match the plant when it flowers in your garden. Plant dimensions are given as a guide only and the actual sizes reached may vary from garden to garden, depending on local conditions.