Lily-Of-The-Valley

Convallaria majalis
Convallariaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

Description

Perennial reaching 8" in height, forming dense carpets; leaves 2 or 3, lanceolate-ovate to elliptic, to 8"long, glabrous; flowers white, nodding, fragrant, bracts lanceolate, shorter than pedicels; seeds nearlyglobose.

Source of plant

Audry O'Connor

USDA Hardiness Zone

3

Special characteristics

invasive, fragrance, other ethnobotanical uses, medicinal/pharmaceutical