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Maianthemum racemosum
False Solomon's Seal · Solomon's-plume · Large false Solomon's-seal · Treacle-berry · False spikenard
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: partial_sun
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Soil pH
5–7
Hardiness
Zone 3–9
Click count
871
Observations
1,377
Description
Source: leafsnapMaianthemum racemosum, the treacleberry, feathery false lily of the valley, false Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume or false spikenard, is a species of flowering plant native to North America. It is a common, widespread plant with numerous common names and synonyms, known from every US state except Hawaii, and from every Canadian province and territory (except Nunavut and the Yukon), as well as from Mexico.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 0–35°C
Ideal temperature: 0–35°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-7
Soil pH: 5-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Maianthemum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-9
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 0.91 m to 1.22 m
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Early summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer
Tags (5)
Common Names (15)
en False Solomon's Seal
en Solomon's-plume
en Large false Solomon's-seal
en Treacle-berry
en False spikenard
en Feathery False Solomon's-Seal
en Feathery false lily of the valley
en Fat Solomon
en Solomon's-zigzag
en Spikenard False
en Solomon's Seal False
en Feathery False Lily Of The Vally
en Plumed Solomon's Seal
en Plumed Spikenard
en Feathery false lily-of-the-valley