Lily of the Valley has a very dainty white, bell-shaped flowers which are very sweet smelling and bloom in early spring.
An excellent ground cover that can be grown under trees in shade. May not be good for a perennial bed because it needs room to spread. Makes good cut flowers.
How to grow
Lily of the Valley is a perennial, rhizomatous plant. It does best in full to partial shade and moist fertile soil. It is propagated by division and plantings should be thinned when flowering becomes sparse.
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Hardiness zone:Â Â Â Â 3 to 8
Height:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5 Inches to 10 Inches
Spread:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .75 to 1 foot
Bloom Time:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Spring
Bloom Description: White
Sun:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Part shade to full shade
Water:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Medium
Maintenance:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Low
Suggested Use:Â Â Â Â Â Ground Cover, Naturalize
Flower:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Showy, Fragrant, Good Cutflower
Tolerate:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Heavy Shade, Erosion, Clay Soil
Resistance:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rabbit, Deer.