False lily of the valley

Properties

Height

7 to 20 cm

Spread

0.5 to 1 m, and the rhizomes keep creeping

Full grown after

2 to 5 years

Sun

Partial shade to shade

Soil

Moist, humus-rich and low in lime

Water

Average: don't let the soil dry out

Maintenance

Low: no pruning needed

Flowers

May and June, white

For bees

Little: not a known nectar plant, though hoverflies and bees pollinate it

Hay fever

Unknown

Leaves

Drop in autumn

Hardy

Yes

Native

Yes

Poisonous

The whole plant, including the red berries

Pricks or stings

No

Price, young

About €4 to €4.61 each, in a small pot

Price, grown

Not for sale

Through the year