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- The perfect location for the Solomon seal in the garden
- Discreet spring blooms for shady locations
- Optimal conditions on loose and damp ground
- Tips
The Solomon seal is better in the shade
The perfect location for the Solomon seal in the garden
Although the true Solomon seal in nature is not so rare, it is not very well known due to its slightly inconspicuous appearance as an ornamental plant in the garden. This plant species scores points with its modesty and the quick greening of shady garden areas.
Discreet spring blooms for shady locations
The perennial and easily hardy outdoor hardy Solomonssiegel (Polygonatum odoratum) grows in nature mostly on forest edges, which is why it colloquially referred to as Waldweisswurz. In the spring, bark-shaped flowers and later poisonous berries form in the spring above the bent plant stems. In particular, in shady and partially shaded perennial flowerbeds, the Solomon seal can spread through subterranean foothills in a few years.
Optimal conditions on loose and damp ground
In contrast to many other garden shrubs, the Solomon's seal also copes well with slightly loamy and evenly moist to slightly swampy soils. However, like the forest floor in loose mixed deciduous forests, the ground should be as loose and humus rich as possible. Thankfully, this plant shows up for a regular mulching in the spring.
Tips
Since the so-called Salomonssiegel leaf wasp is very locally true, it occupies stocks annually in the garden or in nature. A control without chemical aids can be done by cutting out the stocked with eggs stems or by collecting the optically distinctive caterpillars.