Pink Lily of The Valley

Convalarria majalis

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-8b  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Perennial

Height at Maturity:  6-8"

Width at Maturity:  12-18"+

Spacing:  12-18" apart

Growth Habit / Form:  Spreading Dense Clumps

Growth Rate:  Moderate

Flower Color:  Soft Pink

Flower Type:  Single, Bell-Shaped

Flower Size:  Small

Flowering Period:  Spring to Late Spring

Fragrant Flowers:  Yes

Foliage Color:  Rich Green

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Berries:  Yes, Orange color

Sun Needs:  Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade, All Day Dappled Shade, Shade

Water Needs:  Average to Moist

Soil Type:  Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Drainage:  Moist But Well-Drained - do not allow to dry out

Soil pH:  5.0 - 7.0

Maintenance / Care:  Low

Attracts:  Visual Attention

Resistances:  Deer, Rabbit, Disease, Insect

Description

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing to maybe 8 inches tall with flower to 12 inches, and gradually spreading by underground roots to form a colony, Pink Lily of The Valley is ideal for use as an accent in small garden spaces or in groupings or as a naturalizing groundcover under trees or in woodland settings. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, pink themed gardens, Zen gardens, Asian gardens, fragrance gardens, cutting flower gardens and cottage gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 12 to 18 inches apart for groundcover

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Growing Preferences 

Lily of the Valley is very easy to grow in a wide range of soil conditions including dry and clay soils. It prefers and will spread most vigorously in a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility. Provide shade to full shade. Avoid direct afternoon sun.

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