Solomons Seal
Zone
3 – 9
Height:
1 – 2 feet
Light:
part shade
By: Meriel Bradley
Native to North America, Solomons Seal is a beautifully elegant woodland plant with its arching stems and dangling flowers that line up on the underside.
With its spreading and clumping habit, it makes for a lovely groundcover in shady spots.
Watch for the first shoots to appear in early spring, growing from its rhizomes that have overwintered under the soil.
Quick Facts
Grows best in partial shade
Blooms mid-spring to early summer
Grows slowly but will spread with underground rhizomes to create a good clumping tall ground cover
Grows 1 – 2 feet tall
Hardy zones 3 – 9
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