Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum ‘Variegatum’

Variegated Solomon’s seal

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	You are here Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum ‘Variegatum’	Polygonatum humile	Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum
Common Name	variegated Solomon’s seal	dwarf Solomon’s seal	false Solomon’s seal
Plant	Reaches 8–20″ (20–50 cm).	Plants are 6–9″ tall ⨉ 1–1½′ around (15–22 ⨉ 30–45 cm), comfortable in the full or partial shade under trees.	Grows to a height of 1–3′ (30–91 cm), typically oriented mostly sideways, presumably to capture more sunlight
Leaves	Oval, green fringed with white, 3–9″ (7.6–22 cm) long.	Elliptical, green, 1–3″ (2.5–7.6 cm) long.	Alternate, oval, pointed on each end, with parallel veins, about 2½–6″ (7–15 cm) long and 1–2″ (3–6 cm) wide.
Flowers	White or greenish-white, like long bells, about ½″ (1.3 cm) long, hanging downward, often in pairs. Whiter than P. biflorum..	White, bell-shaped, about ¼″ (8.3 mm) long, hanging singly from stem.	At the end of arching stems, creamy white, fragrant, in feathery groups 2–4″ (5–10 cm) long, each about ⅛″ (3.2 mm) in diameter. Flowers appear from April to May.
Fruit	Dark blue to black, less than ¼″ (6.3 mm) around.	Berries are shiny, black, hanging down from arched stems, and about ¼″ (6.3 mm) around.	Berries are bronze spotted with red at first, later becoming blackish red
Range/ Zones	USDA Zones: 4-8	USDA Zones: 5-8	USDA Zones: 3-8
Habitats	Wooded areas, dappled shade, deep shade	Full to partial shade in temperate climates	Forests, and river or stream floodplains.

Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum ‘Variegatum’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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