| Description | Pink Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis rosea) is a pink flowering form of the more common white Lilly of the Valley. |
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| Pronunciation | (kon-val-AIR-ia) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | shade to semi shade |
| Moisture | It can tolerate average moisture conditions but prefers moist environments. It can survive in drier conditions, but its growth is much slower and it tends to brown out quicker. |
| Soil & Site | rich, moist |
| Flowers | Pink, fragrant, waxy, small pendant bells are found on arching stems during April and May. The flowers are borne on racemes. |
| Fruit | Fruit is a globose berry with orange to red fleshy seed pod. |
| Stems | Spreading rhizomes |
| Dimensions | thick mat, 9-inch tall plants, spreading forever |
| Maintenance | In the late summer the foliage will die to the ground. The hotter and drier the site the quicker this will happen. |
| Propagation | division |
| Misc Facts | All parts of this plant are considered to be poisonous. It contains several active cardiac glycosides that are considered similar to digitalis in action. The berries which may be attractive to small children can cause paralysis and respiratory distress. |
| Author's Notes | I have never grown the pink/rose version of the Lily of the Valley and do not know if it is as aggressive as the standard white plants. I have also seen it only a few times in botanical gardens. |
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