A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Starry Solomon's plume
Maianthemum stellatum
Native berries attract birds and small mammals after the spring flower display.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Use drained soil; spreading rhizomes gradually fill a woodland bed.
- Sunlight
- Shade
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture / Dry soil
- Mature size
- 6–26 in tall · Spreading colonies
- Season of interest
- Late spring flowers & summer fruit
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 3–8
- Garden role
- Flowers and arching woodland foliage
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of fragrant hosta.
Hosta plantaginea
Try starry solomon's plume for flowers and arching woodland foliage.
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Photo credits & licenses
Starry Solomon's plume: Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY 2.5
Fragrant hosta: Marcia Boyle · CC BY 4.0
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