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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Soil
Moist, rich, acid soils, though also occurs in calcareous areas. Prefers high humus. Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay.
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Herb, Native Plant, Perennial, Poisonous, Wildflower
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Height
1-3 ft.
Flower
0.5 in. bell-shaped, 6-parted greenish-white flowers produced in leaf axils hang downward, Flowers 3/4 inch, Flowers typically pale green to white.
Fruit
Round bluish black berries, .25-.5", Black, Blue A quarter inch to a half inch.
Benefits
Ornamental
An understory plant used in eastern North America for its arching stems and attractive leaves.
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Warning
POISONOUS PARTS: Berries. Only low toxicity if ingested. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea. Toxic Principle: Anthraquinone.
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Taxonomy
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Polygonatum
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