hairy solomon's seal
Polygonatum pubescens
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 2.5 feet tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow , green , brown
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Hairy Solomon's seal (Polygonatum pubescens) is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland, and borders. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Tiny hairs run along the veins on the undersides of the leaves. It grows quickly and draws bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds.
Pairs well with White trillium, Cinnamon fern, Dutchman's breeches, and Red elderberry.
Native range
CT, DE, GA, IA, and 23 more places. See all 27
CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV; NB, NS, and ON.