Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum hirtum Asparagaceae

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

EC and SE Europe, W USSR, NW Turkey

Location

Groundcover Collection

Source of plant

Arrowhead Alpines, Seneca Hill Perennials

Description

Stem 20-120cm, erect, angular, sparsely puberulent above. Leaves 10-15, 7-15cm, alternate, lanceolate to ovate, puberulent beneath. Flowers to 2cm long, white, drooping from axils, solitary or borne in axillary peduncles of 1-5; tepals with green tips, forming cylindric tube, 1-2.5cm; filaments glabrous or glandular.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5