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Sun exposure: Full shade to light shade (5 or less hours of sunlight a day)
Soil: performs best in average to slightly moist soils
Traits
Special Care Instructions
None. Solomon's Seal is a very easy to grow perennial for full to part shade and average soils.
Flowering Time
Mid-Spring
Characteristics, Uses, and Fun Facts
Solomon’s Seal are very easy to care for perennials wanting part to full shade and average gardens soils. They spread by underground rhizomes (big fat roots), but not invasively, and will form dense colonies over time. All are good cut stems with or without the flowers and make an architectural statement both in the garden and in a vase. Sweetly fragrant, small white flowers hang like little bells from the leaf axils in early May. The taller forms attract hummingbirds.
Various species of Solomon's Seal are found around the world and all have been used in folk medicines. It has been used by Native American healers and in ancient Chinese medicine in lung, stomach and skin complaints. Numerous eastern North American tribes, including the Cherokee, Chippewa, Iroquois, and Menominee, used plants of the genus as an analgesic or stimulant, or as a dermatological, cathartic, gynecological, and gastrointestinal aid.
Varieties
Soil: performs best in average to slightly moist soils
Traits
Special Care Instructions
None. Solomon's Seal is a very easy to grow perennial for full to part shade and average soils.
Flowering Time
Mid-Spring
Characteristics, Uses, and Fun Facts
Solomon’s Seal are very easy to care for perennials wanting part to full shade and average gardens soils. They spread by underground rhizomes (big fat roots), but not invasively, and will form dense colonies over time. All are good cut stems with or without the flowers and make an architectural statement both in the garden and in a vase. Sweetly fragrant, small white flowers hang like little bells from the leaf axils in early May. The taller forms attract hummingbirds.
Various species of Solomon's Seal are found around the world and all have been used in folk medicines. It has been used by Native American healers and in ancient Chinese medicine in lung, stomach and skin complaints. Numerous eastern North American tribes, including the Cherokee, Chippewa, Iroquois, and Menominee, used plants of the genus as an analgesic or stimulant, or as a dermatological, cathartic, gynecological, and gastrointestinal aid.
Varieties
Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum
Polygonatum
Growing Conditions
Attracts Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant
Good Cut Flower & Foliage
Dwarf 4-6" tall
| • | A stiffly upright perennial with glossy, dark green foliage that makes a great groundcover for the shade. |
| • | Tiny white flowers in early May hang like little bells from the leaf axils. Golden yellow fall color. |
| • | Much more durable than it appears. It's a good cut flower for miniature arrangements. |
| • | Difficult to locate in the trade. |
Valerie's Song 24-30" tall
| • | A gracefully arching perennial with blue-green foliage that imparts wonderful structure to the shade garden. |
| • | In May small white flowers, in cluster of 5-7, hang like bells from the leaf axils all up the stem. The hummingbirds love this plant. They work their way up the stems, patiently visiting each flower. |
| • | A vigorous growing selection that will form a dense colony. |
| • | Combines beautifully with ferns and hostas. |
Variegated 24-30" tall
| • | A gracefully arching perennial with brightly variegated foliage that gives structure and interest to a shaded area. |
| • | A great plant to lighten up a shady area. |
| • | Makes a wonderful cut stem once the plants form a sizable colony. |
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Variegated Solomon's Seal and a Big Root Geranium