Water Wise Plants

mie-ANTH-uh-moom stel-AH-toom

False Solomon Seal

Perennial

1 - 2 ft. (0.3 - 0.6 m) wide x 2.5 ft.(0.8 m) tall

Low: water every three weeks until the root ball is wet

Shade

White, Red

Maianthemum stellatum (False Solomon's Seal) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ruscaceae, native across North America generally from Alaska to California. In California it is found primarily in the Coast Ranges and Sierras. An everchanging seasonal plant with little white buds in the spring, followed by delicate starry flowers, then stripy berries and deep red berries in the fall. It is a woodland herbaceous perennial plant, smaller than its close relative M. racemosum. This is a plant for full shade.