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Maianthemum (Smilacina) aff. flexuosum


 
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Product Code: P2417
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4" Pot
Guatemalan False Solomon Seal. A collection by Port Townsend's own Josh McCullough from Volcan Azul in Guatemala at around 10,000'. This grows both in the trees as an epiphyte and on the forest floor as a geophyte. Fab narrow pleated leaves with terminal drooping panicles of flowers backed in lavender-pink with pale faces followed by shiny red berries. The flowers pictured is the first small bloom on these plants and we expect a better effort once they gain more maturity and practice. I know Sue expects a better effort from me at times but I'm straying into too much information again. A very rare plant in cultivation and regrettably likely best in Zone 9 but it is completely untrialed. This is a genus we are passionate about. The aff. = affinity which basically translates to "best guess".

  • Family: Asparagaceae
  • Hardiness: Zone 9
  • Mature Size: 15" - 20"
  • Exposure: Shade
  • Bloom Time: May - June
  • Moisture Needs: Moist
  • Origin: Guatemala