Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Graceful arching stems carry paired, bell-shaped greenish-white flowers dangling beneath broad green leaves in spring. The blooms are followed by dark blue-black berries in autumn that feed woodland birds. Adds refined structure and elegance to shaded garden borders.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY