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Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Sun Exposure: Light Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Pink White/Near White
Bloom Time: Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer
Foliage: Herbaceous Smooth-Textured
Other details: Flowers are fragrant Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater This plant may be considered a protected species; check before digging or gathering seeds
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
On Jun 17, 2008, MissFabulous from Dunkirk, NY (Zone 6a) wrote:
While this is very invasive, I wouldn't be without it because of the heavenly fragrance, which starts as the lilacs are ending, before the roses.
The best way to contain this plant is with a landscape barrier - either the 4" deep edging or plant in bottomless pots and bury those. It's worth having if you plan well and are prepared!
On May 19, 2004, weinerdog from Middleboro, MA wrote:
Extremely invasive plant. I planted some a few years ago and now I can't get rid of it no matter how much I try to dig it up. Underground runners keep going and going and going when I think I've gotten it all. Great plant for a wooded area or somewhere you don't care if it spreads. I must have the right location because it won't stop! Gets sun most of the day.
This is my third or fourth year growing lily of the valley in zone 5 near Chicago. This year I noticed them start blooming around mid-April.
The first year I planted a few with white flowers. I planted some in shade and some in sun, and they all seemed to disappear. The second year a couple came back but only those that grew in shade, and a couple that wandered about 20 feet from where I planted them. They travelled from a sunny spot to the shadier bed.
That year I added a variegated lily of the valley that was generously sent in my first secret trade. I think 2004 is it's third year, and now there are three! It seemed to spread and grow slowly but it's very striking and well worth the wait. It gets both daily sun and shade.
In 2002 I received lily of the valley with pink flowers, and kept them in a container for the entire season and winter, and I planted them in 2003.
The white-flowered and the pink flowered seem to hide for me when it's hot and sunny, but they sure are pretty in the spring!
On Feb 5, 2003, Terry from Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) wrote:
Larger than C. majalis, this U.S. native can also be differentiated by the way its flowers are held higher.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Iuka, Alabama Jacksonville, Florida Chester, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Hampton, Illinois Kimmell, Indiana Council Bluffs, Iowa West Des Moines, Iowa Webberville, Michigan Berlin, New Hampshire Verona, New Jersey Buffalo, New York Winston Salem, North Carolina Bucyrus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Lebanon, Ohio Warren, Ohio Blacksburg, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Spokane, Washington
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