Solomon's Seal

Solomon’s Seal is one of the most graceful shade garden perennials — arching stems lined with paired leaves and delicate white bell-shaped flowers that dangle beneath the foliage in spring, followed by blue-black berries in fall. It spreads slowly by rhizome to form elegant colonies under trees and in woodland borders where little else performs.

• Solomon’s Seal — live roots/plants (Polygonatum), white bell flowers, shade-loving, spreads by rhizome
• Solomon’s Plume (False Solomon’s Seal) — Maianthemum (Smilacina), similar habit with plume-like flower clusters at stem tips rather than bell flowers beneath
• Growing conditions — part to full shade; moist, humus-rich soil; zones 3–8
• Use — woodland garden, shade border, under trees, naturalizing in drifts
• Low maintenance — long-lived, deer-resistant, minimal care once established