Lily of the valley
Convallaria majalis
- Size
- 0.3 m tall, 0.4 m across
- Light
- Shade, part sun
- Hardy to
- -35 degrees
- Flowers
- May
- Ground cover
- Shade
- Scent
- Scented
- Takes shade
- Native
- Covers the ground
Safety
- Severely toxic if eaten. Verdlo leaves it out of a plan when you say children use the garden.
- Severely toxic to dogs. Verdlo leaves it out of a plan for a garden with a dog.
- Severely toxic to cats. Verdlo leaves it out of a plan for a garden with a cat.
- Note: spreads by underground runners and can take over a bed; give it room or a barrier
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Ground cover
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Size when mature
- 0.3 m tall, 0.4 m across
- Light
- Shade, part sun
- Moisture
- Moist, medium
- Soil
- loam, clay
- Soil pH
- 5 to 7.5
- Hardy to
- -35 degrees
- Flowers
- May
- For pollinators
- Some
- Water
- Medium water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Native
- Spreading risk
- Low
- If eaten
- People: Severely toxic · Dogs: Severely toxic · Cats: Severely toxic
- Worth knowing
- Drops fruit, which makes a mess over paving
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