Shade Gardening: Japanese and Chinese Plants for the Shade, 1 by gregr18

gregr18 wrote:
Here is a Chinese woodland plant that I bought last summer as Smilicina oleracea. There is some controversy (at least in taxonomic circles) about the name of this plant, and it is currently considered Maianthemum oleraceum. Regardless of its name, this is a beautiful False Solomon's Seal, and one of my favorite plants. It

I thought I had lost the plant during the winter since it didn't emerge until early this month, and it was unhappy as it established itself last season, but it has emerged this year with six stalks where it only had two last year. As you will see from the picture, it does have problems with white fly attacks, but I plan to fend them off more aggressively this year.

Also, here's a link to a mature plant: http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2005/06/maianthemum_o...

-Greg