False Solomon's Seal; Solomon's Plume

Smilacina racemosa

(a.k.a. Maianthemum racemosum)

Habitat:
   Light: shade -part sun
   Moisture: mesic -dry mesic

   Height: 2 -3 ft.
   Flowering Time: spring

Notes: a long-lived, tuberous perennial; spreads to form a small patch; arching stems bear red berries in fall.

   Range in Michigan: SE,SW,NL,UP

NPN prices/ sizes:

flowering plants in spring

plant heavy with ripe berries in fall

ripening berries in late Summer