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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 12 to 48 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 36 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Culinary Herb
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Roots
Eating Methods: Culinary Herb/Spice
Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: Seeds can take up to 2 years to germinate.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Rhizomes

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Common names
  • Solomon's Seal

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Location: Winston-Salem , NC
Date: April 14, 2022
Solomon's seal, Polygonatum # 29 nn; LHB p. 212, 33-23; RAB p. 29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2020-05-09
Location: Winston-Salem , NC
Date: April 14, 2022
Solomon's seal, Polygonatum # 29 nn; LHB p., 212,33-23; RAB p. 29
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-03-29
Solomon's Seal 006
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2020-05-09
Uploaded by arejay59
Uploaded by gemini_sage
Uploaded by foraygardengirl
Location: Vander Veer Botanical Gardens - Davenport, Iowa
Date: 2012-07-02
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-03-29
Solomon's Seal 005
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