Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Common in moist woods throughout much of the Mid-Atlantic, this native understory plant boasts graceful arching stems, dainty bell-like flowers, and prominent leaf veins. Its common name may come either from resemblance of rhizome scars (from break-away stalks) to the ancient Hebrew seal of King Solomon or from purported “wound sealing properties.”
Learn more about Polygonatum biflorum.
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