• Perennial
• Decorative, fragrant
• Blooms: May.
• Poisonous plant
Lily of the valley is a European woodland plant, long valued for its white bell-shaped flowers and strong fragrance. It grows naturally in shady deciduous forests.
Lily of the valley was grown in monastery gardens as a symbolic plant of purity and spring renewal.
In manor parks, they were planted under trees and in shady places, where they formed dense flowering carpets.
In rural homesteads, lilies of the valley were often moved from the forest to nurseries or planted near houses in the shade.
Today it is one of the most recognizable traditional spring plants.
