lily of the valley. A perennial to 25cm in height, forming extensive colonies. Erect racemes of nodding, bell-shaped, fragrant white flowers arise with the paired, elliptic leaves.
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Lily of the Valley—as known as May Bells, Mary’s Tears, and Our Lady’s Tears—is a woodland plant with attractive green foliage and tiny, bell-shaped, white or pink flowers. Learn how to plant, grow, and care for the lily of the valley in your garden!
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Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) is not a true lily; it's actually part of the asparagus family, though its foliage is reminiscent of some lilies. This plant has small green leaves and petite, fragrant, white flowers rise on long stems from the leaf clumps in spring.
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Lily of the valley thrives in a moist, shaded spot, and gradually spreads to form dense clumps of lush, green foliage. Newly planted lily of the valley struggles to grow in cold, wet conditions, so it pays to plant the crowns into pots during March, then grow them on indoors before planting out.
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A traditional favourite, Convallaria majalis, or 'Lily of the Valley', produces stunning white bell-shaped flowers that stand amongst lance shaped leaves. Reaching just 15cm, these wonderful hardy flowers creates a lovely honey scented fragrance.
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Learn how to grow Lily of the Valley - and some pointers for ongoing care in this in-depth guide. Includes tips for common problems.
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lily-of-the-valley bush. A slow-growing evergreen shrub up to 4m high, with a bushy habit and narrowly ovate, slightly toothed, glossy green leaves that are sometimes tinted copper when young. Pendent clusters of small, scented, urn-shaped white flowers are borne at the tips of the stems in spring.
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Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis, is a low-growing, spreading perennial plant, bearing arching stems of bell-shaped, white flowers with a wonderful perfume. It makes good ground cover in shady spots.
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Charming, sweetly scented and highly poisonous, lily-of-the-valley is a romantic woodland stunner. Lily-of the valley’s flowers are bell-shaped and droop to one side of the flowering stalk. Its red berries are poisonous. The round, green flower buds of lily-of-the-valley.
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