Pink Lily of the Valley is a spreading herbaceous perennial with bright green foliage. One-sided raceme of nodding fragrant pale pink flowers bloom on erect to slightly arching stems in mid to late spring followed by orange red berries in fall. Grows best in dappled sun and moist well-drained acidic soil.
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Height: |
- 0.5’ |
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Spread: |
- 0.75’ |
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Spacing: |
0.75’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
2 - 7 |
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Bloom Color: |
Pink |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Stem rot, leaf spot, leaf blotch, and anthracnose may occur. Watch for aphids and spider mites. Spreads rapidly into dense colonies. May struggle in hot and humid summers south of zone 7, where foliage will decline in hot summers.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Hosta, Ajuga, Bleeding Heart
IMAGES: Ballseed Inc, Convallaria majalis Rosea, (2) Aha 19:19, 7 May 2007 (UTC), C.m. cv. Rosea, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England, Convallaria majalis Rosea (wallygrom) 001 (1), CC BY-SA 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.