Solomon's Seal

Solomons Seal (Polygonatum Multiflorum) - This is the common Solomons Seal. It grows from 2 to 3 feet high, glaucous green; the flowers are large, nearly white, one to five in a bunch in the axils of all the leaves. It is a very free-growing species, and its arching stems and drooping flowers are very attractive. There are several garden varieties, notably a double-flowered one. P. Broteri is a variety with much larger flowers; P. bracteatum, a form in which the bracts at the base of the flowers are well developed, flowering throughout the summer.

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Polygonatum Biflorum

Polygonatum Biflorum - A pretty species from the wooded hillsides of Canada and New Brunswick, of slender, graceful growth, the arching stems 1 to 3 feet in height, the small flower-stems jointed near the base of the flowers, which are greenish-white, two or three together in the axils of the leaves.

Polygonatum Japonicum

Polygonatum Japonicum - A distinct plant, native of Japan, hardy in this country, flowering in early April, growing about 2 feet in height, the leaves of a very firm leathery texture, the flowers white, tinged purplish.

Polygonatum Latifolium

Polygonatum Latifolium - It is a native of Europe. A fine robust species, the stems being from 2 1/2 to 4 feet high, arching, the leaves bright green; flowers large, two to five in a bunch from the axils of the leaves, greenish-white, in July. N. America.

Polygonatum Oppositifolium

Polygonatum Oppositifolium - Confined to temperate regions of the Himalayas and hardy, although usually given as a greenhouse species. It will doubtless do best in a sheltered spot, but even in the open it has given me no trouble, and it is a good plant for shady spots on the rock garden, the habit graceful, 2 to 3 feet in height, leaves glossy green; the flowers white, marked with reddish lines and dots, are borne in bunches of from six to ten in the axils on both sides in late summer. The fruit is red when ripe.

Polygonatum Punctatum

Polygonatum Punctatum - From the temperate Himalayas, where it is found at altitudes of 7,000 to 11,000 feet, and hardy in our gardens; about 2 feet in height, the stem angular, with hard leathery leaves, flowers white, with lilac dots, two to three in a bunch, in late summer.

Polygonatum Roseum

Polygonatum Roseum - This appears to vary considerably in the length and breadth of its leaves, in their being more or less whorled, and also in the size of its flowers. It grows 2 to 3 feet in height, the leaves in whorls of three or more; the flowers, in pairs in the axils of the leaves, are clear rose-colored and very pretty amongst the narrow green foliage. N. Asia.

Polygonatum Verticillatum

Polygonatum Verticillatum - From the temperate Himalayas, and general in the northern hemisphere. It was found in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1792, and appears to have been cultivated by John Tradescant, jun., as early as 1656; 2 to 3 feet high under cultivation, the leaves four to eight in a whorl; the flowers, two to three in a bunch in the axils of the leaves, are greenish-white. The fruits are red when ripe, and remain hanging after the leaves have fallen.