Solomon’s Seal, Multi-flowered (Polygonatum multiflorum), packet of 10 seeds

Family: Lily (Liliaceae)

Hardy to Zones 4 to 8

Herbaceous perennial  forest dweller native to Europe, Asia and Japan. Sweeping stem to 4 feet tall bedecked with pendant flowers, white with green tips, in clusters of four.  Traditional use (TWM): a demulcent herb used as a poultice for treating joint pain.  Plant prefers loamy woodland soil in dappled shade.  Multi-cycle germinator is best sown in the shadehouse or given 12 months cold, moist refrigerations (seeds mixed in moist sand in a plastic bag), then planted once the seeds produce rootlets.  Space plants 1 foot apart.

10 seeds per packet