General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 24 - 48 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 12 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Seeds need alternating periods of warm and cold stratification to germinate
Other info: Seeds have chemical inhibitors that prevent germination if they are not removed
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Solomon's Plume
  • Feathery False Lily of the Valley
  • Western False Solomon's Seal
  • False Spikenard
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Maianthemum racemosum subsp. amplexicaule
  • Synonym: Maianthemum amplexicaule

Photo Gallery
Location: Giant Staircase, Utah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-06-26
Location: Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
Date: 2011-05-24
Location: Columbia River Gorge
Date: 2011-05-26
Location: Foothills of the Cascades in Oregon
Location: Millcreek Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-09-17
Location: Giant Staircase, Utah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-06-26
Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-22
Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-22
Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-22
Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-22
Location: Butler Fork, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-08-06
Location: Provo Canyon, Utah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-07
With a little friend.
Location: Olympic National Park
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Olympic National Park
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Squak Mountain State Park, Issaquah, Washington
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Alpine Lakes Wilderness
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-22
Location: Foothills of the Cascades in Oregon
Date: 2015-05-14

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