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Polygonatum odoratum (syn. P. officinale), the angular Solomon's seal or scented Solomon's seal, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. In the United Kingdom it is one of three native species of the genus, the others being P. multiflorum and P. verticillatum. The genus name Polygonatum comes from the Greek words "poly", meaning "many", and "gonu", meaning "knee joint". This is in reference to the plant's jointed rhizomes. The Latin specific epithet odoratum means "scented".
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Polygonatum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-9
- Mature Height
- 20 cm to 49 cm
- Mature Spread
- 46 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Blue
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 1.02 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Early summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer
- Native Area
- Sweden, Austria, Slovakia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Morocco, Croatia, Belarus, Russia, Germany, Estonia, Koppen, South Korea, Latvia, Romania, Belgium, Portugal, Netherlands, France, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Greece, Ukraine, Serbia, China, Lithuania, Norway, Italy, Kazakhstan, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Japan, Mongolia, Finland, Albania, United Kingdom, Hungary
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Solomon's-seal en Aromatic Solomon's-seal en Angular Solomon's-seal en Scented Solomon’s-seal en Pähtitivgârääsi en Pungdo solomon’s seal en Scented Solomon's seal en Sweet-scented Solomon's seal en Angled Solomon's-seal en Lady's-seal en Mugurenes (LVL) en Hoàng Tinh (Vietnam) ru Момкова сълза
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