FoliageSolomons Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Solomons Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 1-3 ft × 1-1.5 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with high water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect cream, green and white blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies and pollinators.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- High
- Mature size
- 1-3 ft × 1-1.5 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Cream, Green, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators
- Native to
- Eastern and central North America
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Solomons Seal is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
See the Solomons Seal in your own yard
Upload a photo and our AI designs with real plants like this one — matched to your USDA zone.
