False Lily of the Valley
Maianthemum dilatatum
A lush groundcover for damp shade, carpeting the forest floor with glossy heart-shaped leaves and fluffy spikes of white flowers, then speckled red berries. Spreads vigorously by rhizome.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–1 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, groundcover, container, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AK, CA, ID, OR, WA
Related native plants
More Maianthemum species
- False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosum)
- Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)
- Starry False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum stellatum)