Common name:
Lily of the valley
Family:
Scientific name:
Convallaria majalis
Main flower color:
Range:
England and Wales
Height:
Up to 20 cm
Habitat:
Dry, wooded places, often on calcareous soils
Flowers:
White, bell-shaped, in a one-sided, vertical cluster. Flowers are pendent. The corolla opens to six small lobes, only slightly recurved. The six stamens are pink at the base, and are topped by large, greenish anthers
Leaves:
Pale green, ovate, parallel-veined, growing at the base, up to 20 cm long and 5 cm across; two or (less often) three per plant
Season:
May to June
Rarity:
★★★★★
