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- Spring-blooming lily-of-the-valley - A profile
- The Lily of the Valley - A Wanted Poster
- The roots of the lily of the valley are rhizomes
- Danger of confusion with wild garlic
- Lilies of the valley and snowdrops are only slightly similar
- Tips
The lily of the valley is also called Marienglöckchen
Spring-blooming lily-of-the-valley - A profile
Lily-of-the-valley bears her name rightly, because her main flowering time falls in May. The intensely fragrant spring flower is therefore gladly given away for Mother's Day. The flower is unfortunately very poisonous and should therefore not be grown in gardens with children and pets.
The Lily of the Valley - A Wanted Poster
The roots of the lily of the valley are rhizomes
Although lilies of the valley are to be found under the flower bulbs, it is not an onion plant. The lily of the valley forms rhizomes. These are thickened roots where the nutrients are stored.
Danger of confusion with wild garlic
Lilies of the valley must not be eaten, neither leaves, flowers nor the red berries. Unfortunately, the elongated leaves look very similar to the seasoning of wild garlic. By confusion of the two plants can lead to serious poisoning.
In contrast to the lily of the valley, the leaves of wild garlic exude a strong smell of garlic. Lily of the valley leaves are almost odorless.
A striking feature of wild garlic is the fact that the stems have only one leaf, while lilies of the valley have two or three leaves.
Lilies of the valley and snowdrops are only slightly similar
There is no danger of confusion between lilies of the valley and snowdrops. Snowdrops also carry white flowers, but they do not smell.
In addition, snowdrops have long since withered as the lilies of the valley begin to drive and bloom.
Tips
The name Convallaria majalis already indicates the preferred location of the lily of the valley. Convallaria means valley, and in slightly moist and shady locations the spring flower thrives particularly well. Majalis is a derivative of May, the main flowering time of the plant.