Click for previous Image Image 1 of 4 Speirantha convallarioides False Lily-of-the-Valley

Speirantha convallarioides

False Lily-of-the-Valley

Plant Type:

SHADE PERENNIALS

Speirantha convallarioides (ex: Jonathan Lehrer) –Smooth leathery and virtually evergreen leaves loosely resemble Lily-of-the-Valley which is from where its species name, convallarioides, comes. (Convallaria is the genus name for Lily-of-the-Valley.) The common name for Speirantha convallarioides is False Lily-of-the-Valley. Are you confused yet? In May up north rounded open globes composed of white starry flowers light up in the shade that this Chinese woodlander prefers. Plant False Lily-of-the-Valley in soil fertile soil where it will slowly spread into an impressive ground cover. Spring planting is advised in the northern end of its range. Pot grown from rhizome divisions.


Height:

10 In

Colors:

White
Item Description Price  
SPEIRCON Speirantha convallarioides (3.5 inch Square Press Fit Pot Extra Deep – 1.52 pints / 720 ml.) $16.00


Characteristics and Attributes for Speirantha convallarioides

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Four Seasons

Nature Attraction

  • Deer Resistant

Light

  • Shade

Attributes

  • Edging
  • Evergreen
  • Ground Cover
  • Woodland
  • Massing

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Medium

Soil

  • Fertile

Origins

  • China

Propagated By

  • Division