Convallaria majalis


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Noun1.Convallaria majalis - low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berriesConvallaria majalis - low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries
lily of the valley, May lily
liliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
Convallaria, genus Convallaria - sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley
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3 THEY INVADE Lily of the valley (CONVALLARIA MAJALIS) Each April and May, when the rich scent from the pretty white bell flowers of this pint-sized perennial bulb fill the air, I remind myself why I didn't dig up the mass of these vigorous plants adorning not only a small wooded area of my garden, but also popping up unprompted in flower beds and borders.
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LILY OF THE VALLEY Convallaria majalis EACH April and May, when the rich scent from the pretty white bell flowers of this pint-sized perennial bulb fill the air, I remind myself why I didn't dig up the mass of these vigorous plants adorning not only a small wooded area of my garden, but also popping up unprompted in flower beds.
Invasion of the border snatchers
Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis): Each April and May, when the rich scent from the pretty white bell flowers of this pint-sized perennial bulb fill the air, I remind myself why I didn't dig up the mass of these vigorous plants adorning not only a small wooded area of my garden, but also popping up unprompted in flower beds and borders.
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Cactus grand, and Convallaria majalis are wonderful homeopathics to treat chronic heart conditions.
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Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), noted for its small, white bell-shaped flowers, is also seriously toxic and requires aggressive treatment.
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Good varieties include convallaria majalis Hardwick Hall, with its white fragrant bells, and albostriata, which has creamy white variegated leaves.
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Good varieties include Convallaria majalis 'Hardwick Hall', with its white fragrant bells, and 'Albostriata', which has creamy white variegated leaves.
FLORAL BORDER
Perhaps the best known cousin is lily-of-the-valley, Convallaria majalis. Not content to accompany scented sprigs of flower in spring, its fine twin leaves, which were so green and fresh, transform now to gamboge.
Legends of the fall; With Carol GARDENS Klein of TV's Gardeners' World Few gardeners consider a plant's autumn garb as a reason for choosing it, but amazing changes occur as the year ebbs away

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