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Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal)
Solomon's seal are delightful and tough plants for the woodland garden. Their bold foliage adds a unique texture in the garden. Solomon's seal will slowly colonize, which is when they begin to show their true beauty. While they prefer rich soil, they are also very tolerant of adverse conditions. When Solomon's seal are divided after they emerge in spring, they will not produce any new growth until the following spring...thought you'd like to know.
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Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (Giant Solomon's Seal)
Part Sun to Shade Zone: 4-9 72" tall Origin: USA
Emerging from a thick underground white rhizome resembling in shape, a former president's cigar, the 6' tall stalks of this native giant Solomon's seal emerge in late spring. Each arching stalk is clothed with large green leaves and adorned with wonderful white bell-like flowers hanging from below the stalks in May. Due to the larger proportions, it spreads proportionately faster, but is never invasive! These are vegetative propagations from an excellent clone shared by Raleigh gardener, Peg Fisher. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #00728
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Polygonatum cirrhifolium coll. #A1C-378 (Tendril-leaf Solomon's Seal)
Light ShadeZone: 5-8, at least 36" tall Origin: China
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This is our first offering of our 1996 collection from the Cangshan Mountains in China's Yunnan Province. P. cirrhifolium has an upright central stem adorned with narrow leaves, each ending in a curled tendril. The leaves occur every couple of inches along the stem in whorls of three to six. In May, the small clusters of white flowers also occur in the leaf axils. In the wild, this clone was 7' tall, although in cultivation, it has never exceeded 3' tall. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06619
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Polygonatum cyrtonema (Solomon's Seal)
Part Sun to ShadeZone: 6-9, at least 36" tall Origin: China
This wonderful Solomon's seal hails from southeastern China where it can be found on wooded slopes up to 6,500' in elevation. It has proven to be a wonderful garden performer, where the rapidly growing clumps expand to 3' tall x 3' wide in 5 years. Each 3' tall stalk is loaded with over 100 pendent, tubular white flowers, tipped with green. The contrast of the flowers against the bold green leaves is stunning in May. In fall, the flowers are replaced by clusters of black fruit. This sturdy, architectural, and easy-to-grow Solomon's seal is a must for the woodland garden. New stalks for the following year form underground but do not emerge after the initial spring growth flush for the current season. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #05472
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Polygonatum humile 'Run DMZ' (Run DMZ Solomon's Seal)
Light Shade to ShadeZone: 5-8, at least 12" tall Origin: Korea
(aka: P. humile A1K-043) For years I thought I knew Polygonatum humile from the commonly sold dwarf Japanese form, but when I encountered the typical species for the first time just south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), near Korea's famed Mt. Sorak, I didn't recognize it. The 1' tall stems of light green foliage are adorned in mid-April with small, dangling, white, axillary bell-shaped flowers. As the name implies, P. 'Run DMZ' spreads slowly, making a 4' wide, but non-invasive patch in 5 years...nice for the woodland garden in moist or dry soils.
Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #08246
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Polygonatum inflatum 'Cheju Giant' (Cheju Giant Solomon's Seal)
Light Shade to ShadeZone: 5-9, at least 24" tall Origin: Korea
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(aka: P. inflatum A1K-204) Polygonatum 'Cheju Giant' is another unique Solomon's seal, selected on Korea's magical Cheju Island. This particular selection of the Korean P. inflatum is much more robust than typical, forming a clump of 2'+ long stems. The bottom 1' of the stem is upright and bare, while the top 1' arches at a 90 degree angle and is adorned with large, 5" long x 3" wide, exquisitely pleated green leaves. The dangling green flowers are held below the leaves (often solitary) and encased in oversized green bracts. In fall, large blue-black berries replace the faded flowers. This is an extraordinarily beautiful woodland foliage plant. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #05987
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Polygonatum involucratum 'Green Hankies' (Green Hankies Solomon's Seal)
Part Sun to ShadeZone: 5-8, at least 12" tall Origin: Korea
(aka: P. involucratum A1K-122) This cute 2008 PDN introduction comes from Korea's Mt. Chuwang. The 1' tall arching stems are adorned with small green flowers that dangle on short pedicels beneath the leaf. Each flower cluster is enclosed in an absurdly large green involucre resembling a green handkerchief. This easy-to-grow woodlander will surely garner plenty of questions during the next garden tour. P. 'Green Hankies' is easy to grow in either moist or dry soils. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #08243
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Polygonatum kingianum Orange Flower Form (Solomon's Seal)
Light ShadeZone: 6-9, guessing 60" tall Origin: China
In my wildest dreams (and I do have some pretty wild dreams), I never thought I'd see anything like the rare orange-flowered form of Polygonatum kingianum. Forget everything you know about Solomon's seal, except that it grows from a rhizome in shade. In spring, the stalk emerges, clothed with whorled sets of narrow, dark green foliage. Each leaf ends in a curled loop that it uses to climb above its neighbors...the original social climber. At each whorl of foliage are small, bright-orange, bell-like flowers that make for a tongue-dropping show. This easy-to-grow clumper gets larger and taller as the size of the rhizome increases with age. For us, P. kingianum stands erect unless it sets a good crop of large green berries. This is an absolute gem for the woodland garden...get them while they last. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #03349
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Polygonatum macropodum (Big Footed Solomon's Seal)
Light Shade to ShadeZone: 5-8, at least 36" tall Origin: China
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(syn: Polygonatum umbellatum) This superb Solomon's seal for the woodland garden is found from 1200' to 4500' in elevation in the forested provinces surrounding Beijing to the north. For us, P. macropodum makes a very attractive, symmetrical clump (5' wide in 6 years) of 3' long, arching stems of medium-green leaves. In spring, the tight clusters of stems emerge from winter-dormant, knobby rhizomes and are adorned in May with a long rows of small, white, clustered bells, attached just below the stem. In late summer and fall, the old flowers are replaced by the developing blue fruit.
Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06000
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Polygonatum odoratum 'Chollipo' (Chollipo Solomon's Seal)
Part Sun to ShadeZone: 5-9, possibly colder 18" tall Origin: Korea
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(aka: P. odoratum A1K-013) This selection of P. odoratum var. pluriflorum is from the Taean Peninsula near the famed Chollipo Arboretum in South Korea (the one without Nukes). P. odoratum 'Chollipo' makes an 18" tall clump of arching stems that are colored reddish purple. The thick green leaves are a nice backdrop to the white flowers in April/May, usually dangling solitarily below the leaves. In fall, the flowers are replaced by large, attractive black fruit. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #05428
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Polygonatum odoratum 'Lemon Seoul' (Lemon Seoul Solomon's Seal)
Part Sun to ShadeZone: 5-9, at least 24" tall Origin: Korea
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(aka: P. odoratum A1K-008) This exciting collection of Polygonatum odoratum var. maximowiczii is from the Taean Peninsula of South Korea. This vigorous selection makes a rapidly multiplying clump of light green, silver-backed leaves to 3' wide in 5 years. In May, the clumps are adorned with pendent, white bell-shaped flowers, three to five at each node, which exude a marvelous sweet lemon fragrance...especially early in the morning. In the fall, the 2' tall upright stalks are loaded with large black fruit. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #05473
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Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' (Striped Solomon's Seal)
Part Sun to ShadeZone: 4-9 20" tall Origin: Asia
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Emanating from a thumb-sized horizontal rhizome just below the ground in spring, the delicate pink buds emerge, soon evolving into a 20" ladder of green and white leaves. In May, the small white flowers dangle (or is it dingle?) beneath the arching stems. The plants look great from spring until they go dormant in fall. This is one of the finest and easiest-to-grow shade perennials anywhere! Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #00895
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Polygonatum x hybridum 'Grace Barker' (Grace Barker Solomon's Seal)
Light Shade to ShadeZone: 4-8 10" tall Origin: Hybrid
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(aka: P. x hybridum 'Striatum') This unique Solomon's seal is a dwarf variegated selection from the hybrid P. multiflorum x P. odoratum. The 10" stems are adorned with small, dark blue-green, crinkled foliage, surrounded by an irregular white border. The unique P. 'Grace Barker' is easy to grow and quite vigorous in colder climates but slows dramatically as it approaches regions with milder winters...boo, hiss. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #05745
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Polygonum (Knotweed)
This genus of buckwheats (not to be confused with the Our Gang character) has been shuffled back and forth between polygonum, fallopia, and persicaria. For the sake of continuity, we're standing pat until both sides quit squabbling and the UN forges a truce. We have selected several well-behaved garden-worthy forms from a genus which includes several terrorists who have been less than sterling garden citizens.
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Polygonum cuspidatum 'Crimson Beauty' (Crimson Beauty Clumping Mexican Bamboo)
Sun to Part SunZone: 5-9 84" tall Origin: Japan alternate image
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This introduction from the old Gulf Stream Nursery in Accomack Co., Virginia, was selected both for flower color and clumping habit. This selection does not run and take over the countryside like the horrible weedy species plant that threatens the Northeast. The upright clumps, to 7' on bamboo-like stalks, burst forth with dazzling tassels from late August to late November, first white, then fiery red, then back to white. This is a fabulous perennial for fall color and is also great for drying, which prevents garden seedlings--gotta have it! Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #00904
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Polygonum cuspidatum 'Freckles' (Freckles Mexican Bamboo)
Sun to Part SunZone: 5-9 72" tall Origin: Japan
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We love Polygonum 'Spectabile' but always wanted red flowers with the speckled foliage. Finally, the near-sterile P. 'Spectabile' gave us a few seedlings, and one met our expectations. Polygonum 'Freckles' is a 2004 PDN introduction, which we have trialed since 1993. P. 'Freckles' makes a clump of 6' tall arching bamboo-looking stems. The stems are clothed with heavily white-speckled leaves (much brighter than P. 'Spectabile'). When grown in full sun, the leaves take on a reddish cast. In September, the clumps are topped with terminal and axillary flower stalks of short red spikes...very attractive, and no seedlings or running in 10+ years. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #05427
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