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Lily of the Valley
Convallaria majalis
Lily of the Valley is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 0.5-1 ft × 0.8-1 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in moist, occasionally-dry and occasionally-wet soil. Expect white blooms in spring. It stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 0.5-1 ft × 0.8-1 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Rabbits
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Central Asia, Europe
Freeze survival
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